different between cubic vs smaltite

English

Alternative forms

• cubick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French cubique.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?kju?.b?k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?kju.b?k/
• Rhymes: -u?b?k

Adjective

cubic (not comparable)

1. (geometry) Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.
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     On one recent day, officials said the fine dust concentration levels in Seoul rose above 130 micrograms per cubic meter.

   Coordinate terms: linear, square

2. (algebraic geometry) Of a class of polynomial of the form ${\displaystyle ax^{3}+bx^{2}+cx+d}$
3. (crystallography) Having three equal axes and all angles 90°.

   Synonyms: isometric, monometric

Derived terms

• cubic capacity
• (degree three polynomial): cubic curve, cubic equation
• (unit of volume): cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, cubic foot, cubic inch, cubic kilometre, cubic meter, cubic metre, cubic mile, cubic yard

Translations

Noun

cubic (plural cubics)

1. (algebraic geometry) A cubic curve.

   Synonym: cubic curve

Translations

See also

• cube
• spacial, spatial
• square

Anagrams

• Bucci

Romanian

Etymology

From French cubique, from Latin cubicus.

Adjective

cubic m or n (feminine singular cubic?, masculine plural cubici, feminine and neuter plural cubice)

1. cubical

Declension

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Etymology

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Noun

smaltite (usually uncountable, plural smaltites)

1. (mineralogy) A variety of skutterudite with the chemical formula (Co,Fe,Ni)As₂, crystallizing in the cubic system.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Smaltite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “smaltite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

• last time, last-time, maltiest

Italian

Verb

smaltite

1. second-person plural present indicative of smaltire
2. second-person plural imperative of smaltire
3. plural of smaltito

Anagrams

• smettila