Cube
/kjuːb/noun
A three-dimensional solid with six equal square faces.
Did you know?The word comes from Greek for a die, so the “cube” was originally tied to chance, gaming, and the ritualized throw of fate long before it became a math shape.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Gk
κύβος (kýbos)
“a die; a cube-shaped object”
Latin
Lat
cubus
“a cube; a solid with six equal square faces”
Old French
OF
cube
“a cube; a geometric solid”
Middle English
ME
cube
“a cube; a die-shaped object”
Modern English
Eng
cube
“a three-dimensional solid with six equal square faces”