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noun

cube

CEFR B2

a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces

In a sentence

Six example sentences with cube, each labelled with its topic.

  • Each player rolls a small wooden cube, and whichever number lands upward decides how many spaces they may move.

    Gaming

  • The gallery is a plain concrete cube whose four walls, roof and floor share exactly the same measurement.

    Architecture

  • The sculptor polished a granite cube until each flat side reflected the skylight like still water.

    Art

  • Cut the potatoes into cubes of equal size so each one softens at exactly the same rate.

    Cooking

  • Salt crystallises as a cube, its six square faces meeting at right angles under the microscope.

    Science

  • The 3D printer builds a test cube first, checking that all six square faces come out the same size.

    Technology

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