IN MATH: 1. n. a solid 1 unit by 1 unit by 1 unit; a 3-dimensional solid, having 6 congruent squares as faces, each at right angles to its adjacent faces; a regular hexahedron. 2. v. to raise to the third power.

Cube A Number: (number)3.
Please do not use fractions.
Rewrite the fraction as a decimal or integer number.
Write a negative as "-2" not "- 2."
 
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IN ENGLISH: as defined above.

APPLICATION: See list 160.

IN MATH: 1. adj. having the shape of a cube. 2. adj. when refering to volume, describing the volume of a something in terms of the volume of a cube with the indicated length edge. EX. The treasure chest holds 9 cubic feet of treasure!

APPLICATION: 1. as defined above. EX. It was cubic and green and fit nicely in the corner.

APPLICATION: See list 160.

1. Write in symbols: One cubic yard is equivalent to 27 cubic feet.

2. Write in symbols: one cubic centimeter holds the same as one thousand cubic millimeters.

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