{ } a. [ L. cubicus, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;: cf. F. cubique. See Cube. ] 1. Having the form or properties of a cube; contained, or capable of being contained, in a cube. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Crystallog.) Isometric or monometric; as, cubic cleavage. See Crystallization. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cubic equation, an equation in which the highest power of the unknown quantity is a cube. --
Cubic foot, a volume equivalent to a cubical solid which measures a foot in each of its dimensions. --
Cubic number, a number produced by multiplying a number into itself, and that product again by the same number. See Cube. --
Cubical parabola (Geom.), two curves of the third degree, one plane, and one on space of three dimensions. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Shaped like or approximately like a cube.
Syn. -- cubelike, cubiform, cuboid, cuboidal. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. In a cubical method. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being cubical. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Math.) Of or pertaining to the square root of the cube of a quantity. [ 1913 Webster ]

Semicubical parabola, a curve in which the ordinates are proportional to the square roots of the cubes of the abscissas. [ 1913 Webster ]