cubical
adjective
cu·bi·cal
ˈkyü-bi-kəl 
1
: cubic
especially
: shaped like a cube
2
: relating to volume
Examples of cubical in a Sentence
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The Hardness of Hard Problems For decades, the cubical foam problem went relatively unexplored in higher dimensions.
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Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023
When the garden was excavated, archaeologists found evidence of a large water reservoir and a cubical limestone object with a hole in the center—likely the remains of a primitive toilet seat.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 May 2023
Trying to rope the universe with our own definitions is like trying to put a spherical peg in a cubical hole.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2010
The secret lay in the surface area of cubical foams.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023
Cages were left in the open (normal control), under a wooden pyramid model (experimental rats) or in a cubical box of comparable dimensions (6 hr/day for 14 days).
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2012
Even before the pandemic hit, property-casualty insurance giant Travelers Cos. started moving away from the traditional office-and-cubical configurations.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 22 Sep. 2022
The result is the cubical B2, a rusty red groundmech who rolls around the planet Ferrix.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2022
The helicopter features a cubical fuselage 5.5 inches across, a pair of carbon-fiber rotors, and a 13-megapixel camera.
—John Kennedy, Popular Science, 10 Oct. 2019
Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023
When the garden was excavated, archaeologists found evidence of a large water reservoir and a cubical limestone object with a hole in the center—likely the remains of a primitive toilet seat.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 May 2023
Trying to rope the universe with our own definitions is like trying to put a spherical peg in a cubical hole.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2010
The secret lay in the surface area of cubical foams.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023
Cages were left in the open (normal control), under a wooden pyramid model (experimental rats) or in a cubical box of comparable dimensions (6 hr/day for 14 days).
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2012
Even before the pandemic hit, property-casualty insurance giant Travelers Cos. started moving away from the traditional office-and-cubical configurations.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 22 Sep. 2022
The result is the cubical B2, a rusty red groundmech who rolls around the planet Ferrix.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2022
The helicopter features a cubical fuselage 5.5 inches across, a pair of carbon-fiber rotors, and a 13-megapixel camera.
—John Kennedy, Popular Science, 10 Oct. 2019
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“Cubical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cubical. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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