1 (abbreviation cu) [onlybeforenoun] used to show that a measurement is the volume of sth, that is the height multiplied by the length and the width:
cubic centimetres / inches / metres * How many cubic metres of water are needed to fill the tank?
2 measured or expressed in cubic units:
The cubic capacity of a car's engine.
3 having the shape of a cube:
a cubic figure
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