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cu·boid

(kyo͞o′boid′)

adj.

Having the approximate shape of a cube.

1. Anatomy A tarsal bone on the outer side of the foot in front of the calcaneus and behind the fourth and fifth metatarsal bones.

2. Mathematics A rectangular parallelepiped.

cu·boi′dal (kyo͞o-boid′l) adj.

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cuboid

(ˈkjuːbɔɪd)

adj

1. shaped like a cube; cubic

2. (Anatomy) of or denoting the cuboid bone

3. (Anatomy) the cubelike bone of the foot; the outer distal bone of the tarsus

4. (Mathematics) maths a geometric solid whose six faces are rectangles; rectangular parallelepiped

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cu•boid

(ˈkyu bɔɪd)

adj. Also, cu•boi′dal.

1. resembling a cube in form.

2. of or pertaining to the tarsal bone above the fourth metatarsal in mammals.

3. a rectangular parallelepiped.

4. the cuboid bone.

[1700–10; < Greek kyboeidḗs cubelike. See cube¹, -oid]

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Noun	1.	cuboid - a rectangular parallelepiped parallelepiped, parallelepipedon, parallelopiped, parallelopipedon - a prism whose bases are parallelograms
Adj.	1.	cuboid - shaped like a cube cubelike, cube-shaped, cubical, cubiform, cuboidal cubic, three-dimensional - having three dimensions

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Quader

ortoedro

cuboid

[ˈkjuːbɔɪd]

1. adj → cuboide

2. n → parallelepipedo rettangolo

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