NYT Dictionary

CUBIC

/ˈkju.bɪk/
AdjectiveNounCU-biccu-bic · 2 syllablesGrade 6

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2024

Meaning

Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.

Etymology

Origin: French

From Middle French cubique, equivalent to cube + -ic.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

isometricmonometriccubic curvecubedcubiformcuboiddiceddimensionalflatfoursquare

Antonyms

linearplanar

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle:

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