Webster's Dictionary 1913

9883

Cubation

Cu‐ba″tion (k?–b?″sh?n), n. [L. cubatio, fr. cubare to lie down.] The act of lying down; a reclining.

9884

Cubatory

Cu″ba‐to‐ry (k?″b?–t?–r?), a. [L. cubator he who lies down, fr. cubare.] Lying down; recumbent.

9885

Cubature

Cu″ba‐ture (k?″b?–t?r; 135), n. [L. cubus cube: cf. F. cubature. See Cube.] The process of determining the solid or cubic contents of a body.

9886

Cubbridge-head

Cub″bridge–head′ (k?b″r?jj–h?d), n.(Naut.) A bulkhead on the forecastle and half deck of a ship.

9887

Cubby

{ Cub″by (k?b″b?), Cub″by‐hole′ (–h?l′), } n. [See Cub a stall.] A snug or confined place.

9888

Cubdrawn

Cub″‐drawn′ (k?b″dr?n′), a. Sucked by cubs.This night, wherein the cub-drawn bear would couch.Shak.

9889

Cube

Cube (k?b), n. [F. cube, L. cubus, fr. Gr. ���� a cube, a cubical die.] 1. (Geom.) A regular solid body, with six equal square sides.2. (Math.) The product obtained by taking a ...

9890

Cube (2)

Cube, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cubed (k?bd); p. pr. & vb. n.Cubing.] To raise to the third power; to obtain the cube of.

9891

Cubeb

Cu″beb (k?″b?b), n. [F. cub�be (cf. It. cubebe, Pr., Sp., Pg., & NL. cubeba), fr. Ar. kab�bat.] The small, spicy berry of a species of pepper (Piper Cubeba; in med., Cubeba offi...

9892

Cubebic

Cu‐beb″ic (k?–b?b″?k), a. Pertaining to, or derived from, cubebs; as, cubebic acid (a soft olive-green resin extracted from cubebs).

9893

Cubhood

Cub″hood (k?b″h??d), n. The state of being a cub. “From cubhood to old age.” W. B. Dawkins.

9894

Cubic

{ Cu″bic (k?″b?k), Cu″bic‐al (–b?–kal), } a. [L. cubicus, Gr. �����: cf. F. cubique. See Cube.] 1. Having the form or properties of a cube; contained, or capable of being contai...

9895

Cubic (2)

Cu″bic, n.(Geom.) A curve of the third degree.Circular cubic. See under Circular.

9896

Cubically

Cu″bic‐al‐ly, adv. In a cubical method.

9897

Cubicalness

Cu″bic‐al‐ness, n. The quality of being cubical.

9898

Cubicle

Cu″bi‐cle (k?″b?–k'l), n. [L. cubiculum.] A loding room; esp., a sleeping place partitioned off from a large dormitory.

9899

Cubicular

Cu‐bic″u‐lar (k?–??k″?–l?r), a. [L. cubicularis, fr. cubiculum a sleeping room, fr. cubare to lie down.] Belonging to a chamber or bedroom. Howell.

9900

Cubiform

Cu″bi‐form (k?″b?–f?rm), a. Of the form of a cube.

9901

Cubile

‖Cu‐bi″le (k?–b?″l?), n. The lowest course of stones in a building.

9902

Cubilose

Cu″bi‐lose′ (k?″b?–l?s′), n. [L. cubile bed, nest.] A mucilagenous secretion of certain birds found as the characteristic ingredient of edible bird's-nests.

9903

Cubism

Cu″bism (kū″bĭz'm), n.(Painting) A movement or phase in post-impressionism (which see, below). — Cu″bist (#), n.

9904

Cubit

Cu″bit (kū″bĭt), n. [L. cubitum, cubitus; elbow, ell, cubit, fr. (because the elbow serves for leaning upon) cubare to lie down, recline; cf. Gr. κύβιτον elbow, κύπτειν to bend,...

9905

Cubital

Cu″bit‐al (k?″b?t–a>l), a. [L. cubitalis.] 1. Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna; as, the cubital nerve; the cubital artery; the cubital muscle.2. Of the length of a cubit. S...

9906

Cubital (2)

Cu″bit‐al, n. A sleeve covering the arm from the elbow to the hand. Crabb.

9907

Cubited

Cu″bit‐ed, a. Having the measure of a cubit.

9908

Cubless

Cub″less (k?b″l?s), a. Having no cubs. Byron.

9909

Cubo-octahedral

Cu′bo–oc′ta‐he″dral (k?′b?–?k′t?–h?dral), a. Presenting a combination of a cube and an octahedron.