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: having the form of a cube : cubical
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a
: relating to the cube considered as a crystal form
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b
: being the volume of a cube whose edge is a specified unit
cubic inch
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: of third degree, order, or power
a cubic polynomial
: a cubic curve, equation, or polynomial
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Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Meanwhile, France, which gets around 70 percent of its electricity from nuclear power, is moving forward with its Cigéo (Center Industriel de Stockage Géologique) deep geological repository site, designed to hold 80,000 cubic meters of waste.
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Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Calvin Finch,
San Antonio Express-News,
30 Jan. 2026
Mozgo acquires the boxes from a Bell Gardens company that imports ginger, paints them firetruck red, pays $120 per cubic yard for dirt and then uses a $900 trailer to haul it all back to his neighborhood on the south end of downtown Los Angeles.
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Benjamin Oreskes,
latimes.com,
10 July 2019
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Adjective
For comparison, a Caltech air monitor in Pasadena recorded about 650 micrograms per cubic meter during the Eaton fire.
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Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Meanwhile, France, which gets around 70 percent of its electricity from nuclear power, is moving forward with its Cigéo (Center Industriel de Stockage Géologique) deep geological repository site, designed to hold 80,000 cubic meters of waste.
—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Noun
If my math is accurate, 1 cubic yard of compost will provide enough top dressing for 650 square feet of lawn.
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Calvin Finch,
San Antonio Express-News,
30 Jan. 2026
Mozgo acquires the boxes from a Bell Gardens company that imports ginger, paints them firetruck red, pays $120 per cubic yard for dirt and then uses a $900 trailer to haul it all back to his neighborhood on the south end of downtown Los Angeles.
—
Benjamin Oreskes,
latimes.com,
10 July 2019
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“Cubic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cubic. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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