cuboid

[ kyoo-boid ]
/ ˈkyu bɔɪd /

adjective

Also cu·boi·dal. resembling a cube in form.
Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the outermost bone of the distal row of tarsal bones.

noun

Mathematics. a rectangular parallelepiped.
Anatomy. the cuboid bone.

Origin of cuboid

First recorded in 1700–10, cuboid is from the Greek word kyboeidḗs cubelike. See cube1, -oid

OTHER WORDS FROM cuboid

sub·cu·boid, adjective sub·cu·boi·dal, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for cuboidal

British Dictionary definitions for cuboidal

cuboid
/ (ˈkjuːbɔɪd) /

adjective Also: cuboidal (kjuːˈbɔɪdəl)

shaped like a cube; cubic
of or denoting the cuboid bone

noun

the cubelike bone of the foot; the outer distal bone of the tarsus
maths a geometric solid whose six faces are rectangles; rectangular parallelepiped

Medical definitions for cuboidal

cuboid
[ kyōōboid′ ]

adj.

Having the approximate shape of a cube.

n.

A tarsal bone on the outer side of the foot, articulating in front with the calcaneus and lateral cuneiform, and behind with the fourth and fifth metatarsal bones.

Other words from cuboid

cu•boidal (kyōō-boidl) adj.