cu•bicˈkyu bɪk(adj.)

1. having three dimensions; solid.

   Category: Math

2. having the form of a cube; cubical.

   Category: Math

3. pertaining to the measurement of volume:

   the cubic contents.

   Category: Weights and Measures

4. pertaining to a unit of linear measure that is multiplied by itself twice to form a unit of measure for volume:

   a cubic foot; a cubic centimeter.

   Category: Weights and Measures

5. Math. of or pertaining to the third degree.

   Category: Math

6. belonging or pertaining to the isometric system of crystallization.

   Category: Crystallography

7. (n.)a cubic polynomial or equation.

   Category: Math

Origin of cubic:

1490–1500; < L cubicus < Gk kybikós. See cube1, -ic

cu•bic′i•ty-ˈbɪs ɪ ti(n.)