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Recent Examples of cubical
Once that happens, terahertz communications can significantly complement mmWave in indoor environments such as a hallway, meeting rooms, cubical offices, laboratories, and open areas.
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IEEE Spectrum, 17 Apr. 2019
The were only a few objects and all had a single, cubical shape.
—Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2025
Stripping down to a black business-casual bikini with silver accents and necktie while her long blonde ponytail whipped around behind her, the MC turned the digital cubical farm behind her into a sweaty nightclub.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
The Hardness of Hard Problems For decades, the cubical foam problem went relatively unexplored in higher dimensions.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023
When the garden was excavated, archaeologists found evidence of a large water reservoir and a cubical limestone object with a hole in the center—likely the remains of a primitive toilet seat.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 May 2023
Trying to rope the universe with our own definitions is like trying to put a spherical peg in a cubical hole.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2010
The secret lay in the surface area of cubical foams.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023
Cages were left in the open (normal control), under a wooden pyramid model (experimental rats) or in a cubical box of comparable dimensions (6 hr/day for 14 days).
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2012
IEEE Spectrum, 17 Apr. 2019
The were only a few objects and all had a single, cubical shape.
—Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2025
Stripping down to a black business-casual bikini with silver accents and necktie while her long blonde ponytail whipped around behind her, the MC turned the digital cubical farm behind her into a sweaty nightclub.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
The Hardness of Hard Problems For decades, the cubical foam problem went relatively unexplored in higher dimensions.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023
When the garden was excavated, archaeologists found evidence of a large water reservoir and a cubical limestone object with a hole in the center—likely the remains of a primitive toilet seat.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 May 2023
Trying to rope the universe with our own definitions is like trying to put a spherical peg in a cubical hole.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2010
The secret lay in the surface area of cubical foams.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023
Cages were left in the open (normal control), under a wooden pyramid model (experimental rats) or in a cubical box of comparable dimensions (6 hr/day for 14 days).
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cubical
Adjective
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Researchers grew a synthetic diamond that’s harder than natural ones by heating and compressing graphite in such a way that the diamond is formed with a hexagonal lattice, rather than the cubic shape found in nature.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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At Shasta Lake, federal dam operators have let out 60,000 cubic feet per second since Saturday through the outlet valves at the massive Shasta Dam.—
Paul Rogers,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The computers were blocky, the jeans were baggy, and the US military was sending Marines to Iraq to support weapons inspections.—
Sarah Scoles,
Popular Science,
2 Nov. 2023
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According to reports from the Osservatorio Etneo, most of the lava flows have been small and cool enough to become blocky flows not too far from the crater area, but on at least three occasions since December 23, major lava flows have been produced.—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
14 Jan. 2013
Adjective
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Tate McRae favored a boxy silhouette for an appearance on SiriusXM on Wednesday.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
27 Feb. 2025
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The cropped and boxy jacket has two D patch pockets on the waist, a full zip front, and a zippered chest pocket.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Cubical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cubical. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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