cubic

cubo, cubico

Con un’unità di lunghezza, indica il volume di un cubo i cui lati hanno quella misura.

In inglese semplice: Used with a length unit to measure space, as in a box equally long, wide, and high.

• The tank holds two cubic metres of water.
• We ordered ten cubic feet of soil.
• How many cubic centimetres does this container hold?

Espressioni comuni: cubic metre, cubic foot, cubic centimetre

cubico, di terzo grado

Detto di un’espressione matematica in cui l’esponente più alto dell’incognita è tre.

In inglese semplice: Describing a mathematical expression in which the highest power of the unknown number is three.

• We solved a cubic equation.
• This cubic polynomial has three real roots.
• Can you draw the graph of a cubic function?

Sinonimi: third-degree

Espressioni comuni: cubic equation, cubic polynomial, cubic function

cubico

Descrive una struttura cristallina con tre assi uguali che si incontrano ad angolo retto, come in un cubo.

In inglese semplice: Having three equal axes that meet at right angles, like the shape of a cube.

• Salt has a cubic crystal structure.
• The mineral belongs to the cubic system.
• These crystals show cubic symmetry.

Sinonimi: isometric, monometric

Espressioni comuni: cubic crystal, cubic structure, cubic symmetry

curva cubica

Curva descritta da un’equazione matematica di terzo grado.

In inglese semplice: A curve described by a mathematical equation whose highest power is three.

• The graph shows a cubic.
• A line can meet this cubic at three points.
• We compared two cubics in class.

Sinonimi: cubic curve

Espressioni comuni: plane cubic, smooth cubic, a cubic