cuboid

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkjuːbɔɪd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kyo̅o̅′boid)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cu•boid  (kyo̅o̅′boid),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Also, cu•boi′dal. 
  2. Mathematicsresembling a cube in form.
  3. Anatomynoting or pertaining to the outermost bone of the distal row of tarsal bones.

n. 
  1. Mathematicsa rectangular parallelepiped.
  2. Anatomythe cuboid bone.
  • Greek kyboeidé̄s cubelike. See cube1, -oid
  • 1700–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cuboid / ˈkjuːbɔɪd/
also: cuboidal / kjuːˈbɔɪdəl/
  1. shaped like a cube; cubic
  2. of or denoting the cuboid bone
  1. the cubelike bone of the foot; the outer distal bone of the tarsus
  2. a geometric solid whose six faces are rectangles; rectangular parallelepiped
'cuboid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-oid - cuboidal epithelium
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