cu·boid (ky  boid )adj. Having the approximate shape of a cube. n. 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 (ky-boidl) adj. |
cuboid [ˈkjuːbɔɪd]
adj also cuboidal [kjuːˈbɔɪdəl]
1. shaped like a cube; cubic
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) of or denoting the cuboid bone
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the cubelike bone of the foot; the outer distal bone of the tarsus
2. (Mathematics) Maths a geometric solid whose six faces are rectangles; rectangular parallelepiped
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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 cubic, three-dimensional - having three dimensions |
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