cuboid

1 of 2

adjective

cu·boid ˈkyü-ˌbȯid

Synonyms of cuboid

: approximately cubical in shape

: relating to or being the cuboid

cuboid

2 of 2

noun

: the outermost bone in the distal row of tarsal bones of many higher vertebrates

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Adjective

This place exists in autonomy, in relief, a dry, febrile land of cuboid houses and scrawled horizons. —Maya Boyd, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2022

The hefty hardback, which weighs nearly eight pounds, comprises 222 pages and more than 125 illustrations dedicated to LV’s iconic cuboid creations. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 July 2022 On the north side of Independence Square, in the Belarusian capital of Minsk, is the House of Government—a row of cuboid white buildings, each with a checkerboard of identical black windows. —Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021 Jones tottered through the wetlands in hip waders, holding high a cuboid plastic container tall enough to enclose the towering tule plants. —Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Dec. 2021 In three dimensions, meanwhile, exceptions to the cuboid rule were rare enough. —Quanta Magazine, 19 Nov. 2020 Any chip is going to be approximately cuboid-shaped—again, see that Facebook pic—and would have to be small enough to pass through the needle. —James Heathers, The Atlantic, 3 June 2021 Yet Pattison’s reporting and prose bring the readers into the excitement of scenes that turn on these details, such as when White and his colleagues realize that all human species, new and old, seem to have a facet in their cuboid foot bone. —Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2020 Working with János Török, a specialist in computer simulations, and Ferenc Kun, an expert on fragmentation physics, Domokos found that cuboid averages showed up in rock types like gypsum and limestone as well. —Quanta Magazine, 19 Nov. 2020

Noun

Its nonalcoholic variations are bitter but balanced and chilled over a clear cuboid of ice. —Brad Japhe, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025 Four rotating cuboids are the latest works to wow visitors at the High Museum of Art. —Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024 An ivory lacquered cuboid chair by Koloman Moser and Wiener Werkstatte and sconces by Vadim Androusov decorate the changing room. —Mark Holgate, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2024 And the ample terraces remain a huge draw and important exterior element of the building’s simple rectangular cuboid elegance. —John Oseid, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024 Baumgartner and Frei have abandoned the three rotating discs of the standard wandering-hour complication in favor of a trio of paired cuboids. —Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2024 Too much buckwheat and things won’t rise—a loaf cake will end up with the funk and density of a cuboid Scandinavian rye. —Ruby Tandoh, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2024 The researchers first ran simulations to collect a large volume of touch data as a virtual robot hand practiced rotating objects, including balls, irregular cuboids and cylinders. —Ananya, Scientific American, 28 June 2023 The stocky white cuboid resembles Star Wars' R2D2 robot in its build, but has the wide-eyed expression of Pixar's WALL-E. —Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1839, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cuboid was circa 1828

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cuboid

1 of 2 adjective

cu·boid ˈkyü-ˌbȯid

: relating to or being the cuboid

the cuboid bone

: shaped approximately like a cube

cuboid

2 of 2 noun

: the outermost bone in the distal row of tarsal bones of the foot that supports the fourth and fifth metatarsals

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