- 1(abbreviation cu) [only before noun] used to show that a measurement is the volume of something, that is the height multiplied by the length and the width cubic centimeters/inches/meters How many cubic meters of water are needed to fill the tank?
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- 2measured or expressed in cubic units the cubic capacity of a car's engine
- 3having the shape of a cube a cubic figure
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