Cube (en. Cube)

/kyb/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A three-dimensional geometric figure with six square faces.

The die has the shape of a cube.

Le dé à jouer a la forme d'un cube.

An object having a shape equivalent to that of a cube.

I bought a wooden cube to decorate my table.

J'ai acheté un cube en bois pour décorer ma table.

A volume or a measure in three dimensions.

This tank has a capacity of two cubes.

Ce réservoir a une capacité de deux cubes.

From Latin 'cubus', which means 'cube'.

magic cube

A toy object with faces to solve.

cube magique

Rubik's cube

A three-dimensional puzzle shaped like a cube.

cube de Rubik

ice cube

A block of ice shaped like a cube to chill drinks.

cube à glace

cubic

Having the shape of a cube.

cubique

cubicular

Referring to a space that is cubic.

cubiculaire

cubature

Volume of a solid, particularly of a cube.

cubature

In youth language, refers to a meeting place.

We'll meet at the cube after classes.

On se retrouve au cube après les cours.

Used to refer to an ordinary or mundane thing.

It's just a cube, nothing special.

C'est juste un cube, rien de spécial.