Meaning & use
cubic
Relating to volume measured in three dimensions, or having the shape of a cube.
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The tank holds ten cubic meters of water when completely full.
Engineers calculated the cubic capacity of the new storage container.
A note on using this word
Cubic units, such as cubic feet or cubic meters, measure volume, unlike square units, which measure area.
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