cubic

adjective

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Recent Examples of cubic The Rhine River at Lobith, the Netherlands—one of Europe’s busiest cargo corridors—saw its flow drop to 715 cubic meters per second on the weekend of July 18–19. — Sanidhya Sharma, Scientific American, 24 July 2026 The field will unlock more than 600 million standard cubic feet of natural gas and associated gas liquids per day, according to ADNOC, equivalent to nearly 10% of the UAE’s current daily gas consumption. — Emma Graham, CNBC, 21 July 2026 The pipeline will run through 13 West African countries, transporting 30 billion cubic meters of gas per year. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 20 July 2026 Wang Chuanjun, the head of Pengshui County’s Planning and Natural Resources department, said at a news conference, per NBC, that at least 18,000 cubic meters of rocks and debris fell onto buildings as a result of the landslide. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cubic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cubic
  1. cubical
  2. blocky
  3. boxy
  4. square
  5. cuboid
  6. quadrate
Adjective
  • Even the workpiece itself was cubical.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The were only a few objects and all had a single, cubical shape.
    — Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2025
Definition of cubical
Adjective
  • Tesla sold less than one-sixth of that number in its first year, and the truck’s blocky looks became a punchline.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
  • Nolan doesn’t exactly share his hero’s reticence; one of his signature tactics as a writer is to place blocky, boldface ideas in furious opposition.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Definition of blocky
Adjective
  • Equipment is also an obstacle because consoles break and technology evolves as boxy TVs give way to flat screens.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
  • The brand is renowned for inventing the luxury SUV category in the 1970s with its original boxy, elevated, high-end off-roader.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026
Definition of boxy
Adjective
  • Developers say the bridge's removal marks a major milestone for the Portsmouth Square Improvement Project, adding 20,000 square feet of usable park space.
    — Maddie White, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Butter, sugar, and berries are stirred together with a batter and baked in a square dish.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of square
Adjective
  • The hefty hardback, which weighs nearly eight pounds, comprises 222 pages and more than 125 illustrations dedicated to LV’s iconic cuboid creations.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 July 2022
  • Jones tottered through the wetlands in hip waders, holding high a cuboid plastic container tall enough to enclose the towering tule plants.
    — Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Dec. 2021
Definition of cuboid
Adjective
  • The eyewear features a quadrate shield-lens, which is one piece that covers both eyes.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Its skull also showed reduced articulations between key bones and a shallow quadrate angle, both of which are associated with piscivory.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Definition of quadrate

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