cube
gb/kjˈub/ us/kjˈub/
A2
Anglų
~ 7900
kocka, köb, harmadik hatvány, felkockáz, kockára vág, köbre emel, harmadik hatványra emel, irodai boksz, irodai fülke, Rubik-kocka, bűvös kocka, adatkocka
DAIKTAVARDIS
B1
1
kocka
A2
Vartosenos šablonas:
a/the cube; a cube with [edge length]
The children built a tower from colorful plastic cubes.
A gyerekek színes műanyag kockákból tornyot építettek.
In geometry class, we learned how to calculate the volume of a cube.
Mértanórán megtanultuk, hogyan kell kiszámítani egy kocka térfogatát.
The logo is a simple blue cube floating in space.
Light reflected off the glass cube and made a rainbow on the wall.
Each cube in the puzzle fits together to form a larger shape.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
He drew a cube on the board.
Rajzolt egy kockát a táblára.
The box is shaped like a cube.
A doboz kocka alakú.
A cube has six square faces.
This small cube fits in my hand.
The toy set has ten wooden cubes.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'square' and 'cube'. A square is flat (2D), while a cube is solid (3D). For example, 'a cube has six squares' should be 'a cube has six square faces'.
Reikšmė
solid with six equal square faces
Kolokacijos
perfect cube
|solid cube
|wooden cube
|three-dimensional cube
|draw a cube
|cube shape
Sinonimai
block (A general word for a solid piece; not all blocks are perfect cubes.)
Antonimai
sphere (A curved 3D shape with no flat faces, contrasting with the flat faces of a cube.)
Temos
math
|geometry
|science
|education
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
A 3D shape like a box where all sides are squares and all edges are the same length.
A three-dimensional solid shape with six equal square faces and all sides the same length.
DAIKTAVARDIS
A2
2
kocka
A2
Vartosenos šablonas:
a cube of [food/substance]
She dropped a few ice cubes into the glass.
Beledobott néhány jégkockát a pohárba.
Add one cube of butter to the hot pan.
Tegyél egy kocka vajat a forró serpenyőbe.
The salad was topped with small cubes of feta cheese.
He put two sugar cubes in his coffee.
Cut the meat into cubes before cooking the stew.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
Please put some ice cubes in my drink.
Kérlek, tegyél néhány jégkockát az italomba.
He ate a cube of cheese.
Megevett egy kocka sajtot.
The soup has soft potato cubes in it.
She likes two sugar cubes in her tea.
Cut the bread into small cubes.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes say 'square of sugar' instead of 'sugar cube'. Use 'cube' for small 3D pieces of food or ice, and 'square' mainly for 2D shapes on paper or screens.
Reikšmė
small cube-shaped piece, often food
Kolokacijos
ice cube
|sugar cube
|cheese cube
|bread cube
|cut into cubes
|a cube of butter
Sinonimai
block (Similar idea, but 'block' does not always suggest a strict cube shape and can be larger.)
Antonimai
slice (A thin, flat piece of food, in contrast to a thick cube-shaped piece.)
Temos
cooking
|food
|daily_life
|food_drink
Apibrėžimas
A small piece of something, like food or ice, that has the shape of a cube.
A small, solid piece of a substance, especially food or ice, cut or formed into a cube shape.
DAIKTAVARDIS
B2
TECHNICAL
3
köb
B2
Vartosenos šablonas:
the cube of [number]; [number] is the cube of [number]
Eight is the cube of two.
A nyolc a kettő köbe.
The volume of a cube with side length x is the cube of x.
Egy x oldalhosszúságú kocka térfogata x köbe.
Students were asked to write the cube of each number from one to ten.
A perfect cube is a number that can be written as n times n times n.
She quickly calculated the cube of five in her head.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The cube of 3 is 27.
A 3 köbe 27.
We learned how to find the cube of a number.
Megtanultuk, hogyan kell meghatározni egy szám köbét.
He wrote the cubes of 1 to 5 in his notebook.
The cube of 10 is 1000.
Is 64 the cube of 4?
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'square' and 'cube' in math. 'Square' means multiply a number by itself once (3 × 3), while 'cube' means multiply by itself two more times (3 × 3 × 3).
Reikšmė
number multiplied by itself twice
Kolokacijos
the cube of 2
|perfect cube
|cube of a number
|find the cube
|cube and cube root
Sinonimai
third power (A more explicit mathematical term; slightly more formal but equal in meaning.)
Antonimai
cube root (The operation that reverses taking a cube, so it functions as an opposite operation.)
Temos
math
|education
|science
Apibrėžimas
In math, a number you get when you multiply a number by itself two more times, for example 3 × 3 × 3 = 27, so 27 is the cube of 3.
In mathematics, the result of multiplying a number by itself and then by itself again; the third power of a number.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B2
4
felkockáz
B1
kockára vág
B1
Vartosenos šablonas:
to cube [food/ingredient]
Cube the potatoes before boiling them.
Főzés előtt kockázd fel a burgonyát.
The recipe says to cube the chicken and fry it in oil.
A recept szerint fel kell kockázni a csirkét, és olajban meg kell sütni.
She cubed the cheese and arranged it on a plate with crackers.
Once the bread is cubed, we can make croutons.
Cube the tofu so it cooks evenly in the pan.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
Please cube the carrots for the soup.
Kérlek, kockázd fel a sárgarépát a leveshez.
He cubed the meat and put it in the pot.
Felkockázta a húst, és beletette a lábasba.
First, wash the apples, then cube them.
She cubed the bread to make stuffing.
The cook quickly cubed the cheese.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes use 'cut' when a recipe specifically needs 'cube' or 'dice'. 'Cut' is general; 'cube' means the pieces should be roughly cube-shaped. In cooking, 'dice' is often more common than 'cube'.
Reikšmė
cut food into cubes
Kolokacijos
cube the potatoes
|cube the meat
|finely cubed vegetables
|peeled and cubed
|cube the cheese
Sinonimai
dice (The most common cooking term; usually implies small, even cubes and is slightly more precise than 'cube'.)
Antonimai
slice (Means to cut into flat, thin pieces rather than cube-shaped pieces.)
Temos
cooking
|food
|daily_life
|food_drink
Apibrėžimas
To cut food or another soft thing into small pieces that look like tiny cubes.
To cut something, especially food, into many small cube-shaped pieces.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
C1
TECHNICAL
5
Vartosenos šablonas:
to cube [number/value]
If you cube 4, you get 64.
Ha a 4-et köbre emeled, 64-et kapsz.
First square the variable, then cube the result.
Először emeld négyzetre a változót, majd az eredményt emeld köbre.
When you cube a negative number, the answer is still negative.
To find the volume, we cube the side length.
The teacher showed us how to cube large numbers using a calculator.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
We learned how to cube numbers in class.
Az órán megtanultuk, hogyan kell számokat köbre emelni.
Cube 5 to get 125.
Emeld köbre az 5-öt, így 125-öt kapsz.
Please cube each number on the list.
He forgot to cube the value in the formula.
They asked us to cube ten and write the answer.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may think 'cube' means to multiply a number by three. It actually means to multiply the number by itself twice (n × n × n), not to do n × 3.
Reikšmė
raise a number to the third power
Kolokacijos
cube the number
|cube each value
|squared and then cubed
|cube both sides
|cube this expression
Sinonimai
raise to the third power (A more formal mathematical phrase; describes the same operation in full.)
Antonimai
take the cube root of (Describes the inverse mathematical operation, undoing the effect of cubing.)
Temos
math
|education
|science
Apibrėžimas
In math, to multiply a number by itself two more times, for example to cube 3 is to do 3 × 3 × 3.
To raise a number or value to the third power by multiplying it by itself and then by itself again.
DAIKTAVARDIS
B2
INFORMAL
6
irodai boksz
B2
irodai fülke
B2
Vartosenos šablonas:
in my/your/their cube; sit in a cube
I'll be in my cube if you need me.
Ha szükséged van rám, a bokszomban leszek.
He spends most of his day in a gray office cube.
A napja nagy részét egy szürke irodai bokszban tölti.
They added plants and photos to brighten up their cubes.
After the promotion, she moved from a cube to a corner office.
He peeked over the wall into the next cube.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I work in a small cube at an IT company.
Egy kis irodai bokszban dolgozom egy IT-cégnél.
Her cube is near the window.
Az irodai fülkéje az ablak közelében van.
He put family photos on the walls of his cube.
Many workers sit in cubes in this office.
She left her cube to get some coffee.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may not recognize 'cube' as meaning 'cubicle' because it is informal. In formal writing, use 'cubicle'. 'Cube' in this sense is mostly used in American office speech.
Reikšmė
small office cubicle workspace
Kolokacijos
sit in a cube
|office cube
|back to my cube
|cube farm
|decorate my cube
Sinonimai
cubicle (The standard term; 'cube' is casual office slang for the same thing.)
Antonimai
private office (A separate room for one person, the opposite of an open cubicle space.)
Temos
work
|business
|daily_life
Apibrėžimas
A small work area in an office, with short walls around a desk, inside a big open room.
An open, partly enclosed workspace with low walls in a larger office area; a cubicle.
DAIKTAVARDIS
B1
7
Rubik-kocka
B1
bűvös kocka
B2
Vartosenos šablonas:
solve a cube; twist the cube
He can solve a cube in under ten seconds.
Tíz másodpercnél rövidebb idő alatt ki tud rakni egy Rubik-kockát.
She kept a cube on her desk to play with during breaks.
Tartott egy Rubik-kockát az íróasztalán, hogy a szünetekben játsszon vele.
The video shows different methods to solve the classic 3x3 cube.
He learned a new algorithm to turn the cube faster.
They gave out small cubes as gifts at the event.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
My brother loves to play with his cube.
A bátyám szeret a Rubik-kockájával játszani.
She learned how to solve the cube from a video.
Egy videóból tanulta meg kirakni a Rubik-kockát.
He turned the cube again and again.
There is a cube on the table next to the books.
I got a new cube for my birthday.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may think 'cube' always means a math shape, but in toy and hobby contexts, 'cube' often refers specifically to the twistable puzzle toy.
Reikšmė
cube-shaped twistable puzzle toy
Kolokacijos
solve the cube
|twist the cube
|speed cube
|3x3 cube
|puzzle cube
Sinonimai
puzzle cube (A descriptive term; often used when the brand name is not mentioned.)
Temos
games
|toys
|leisure
|arts_entertainment
|daily_life
Apibrėžimas
A small toy in the shape of a cube that you twist to move colored squares and try to make each face one color.
A cube-shaped puzzle toy, especially one with colored faces that can be twisted and rearranged, commonly known as a Rubik-type cube.
DAIKTAVARDIS
C1
TECHNICAL
8
adatkocka
C1
Vartosenos šablonas:
build a cube; query the cube; OLAP cube
Analysts can slice the cube to view sales by region and month.
Az elemzők szeletelhetik az adatkockát, hogy régió és hónap szerint lássák az értékesítési adatokat.
The team built an OLAP cube to speed up reporting.
A csapat OLAP-kockát épített, hogy felgyorsítsa a jelentéskészítést.
Once the cube is processed, users can run complex queries in seconds.
We store historical data in a separate cube.
The new tool lets you explore the cube through a web interface.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The company built a data cube for sales reports.
A cég adatkockát épített az értékesítési jelentésekhez.
You can slice the cube to see data by country.
Az adatkockát szeletelve ország szerint nézheted meg az adatokat.
This cube holds many years of business data.
They query the cube every morning to check numbers.
The programmer is fixing a problem in the cube.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may wrongly assume this is about the geometric shape. In computing, 'cube' in terms like 'data cube' or 'OLAP cube' means a special data structure, not a simple 3D box.
Reikšmė
multidimensional data structure in computing
Kolokacijos
OLAP cube
|data cube
|build a cube
|browse the cube
|cube structure
Sinonimai
data cube (The more specific technical term; 'cube' is often used as a short form in context.)
Temos
technology
|business
|data
|science
Apibrėžimas
In computing, a special way to store numbers so that you can quickly look at them by different categories, like time, place, or product.
In computing and data analysis, a multi-dimensional structure that organizes and summarizes numerical data, typically for fast querying and reporting.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
cube
IPA
GB/kjˈub/
US/kjˈub/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
cube (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (cube)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: cube
- Plural: cubes
Verb
- Base: cube
- 3rd Person Singular: cubes
- Present Participle: cubing
- Past: cubed
Žodžių šeima
Forms
cubes
noun
cubing
verb
cubed
verb
Core family
cubic
adjective
Related words
cubical
adjective
cuboid
noun
Advanced or less common
cubism
noun C1
cubist
noun
Posakiai
cube farm
1/kjˈub fˈɑɹm/
idiom
informal
office filled with many cubicles
A big office room with many small work spaces (cubicles) close together.
Pavyzdžiai
- He jokes that he works in a giant cube farm.
- After years in the cube farm, she wanted a job that was mostly outdoors.
- The new building is just another cube farm full of computer screens.
cube root
1/kjˈub ɹˈut/
fixed phrase
technical
number whose cube is another number
In math, a number that you multiply by itself two more times to get another number, for example 3 is the cube root of 27.
Pavyzdžiai
- We learned how to find the cube root of 64.
- The cube root of eight is two.
- Use the calculator to get the cube root of this large number.
cube steak
1/kjˈub stˈeɪk/
fixed phrase
tenderized beef cut with cube marks
A thin piece of beef that has been beaten or run through a machine so it is softer and has many small square marks on it.
Pavyzdžiai
- She fried the cube steak and served it with mashed potatoes.
- The diner’s special today is chicken-fried cube steak.
- We bought some cube steak to make a quick dinner.
ice cube
1/ˈaɪs kjˈub/
fixed phrase
small cube of frozen water
A small piece of ice in the shape of a cube that you put in a drink to make it cold.
Pavyzdžiai
- Could you add a few ice cubes to my soda?
- She dropped an ice cube on the floor and it slid under the table.
- The tray makes twelve ice cubes at a time.
Rubik's Cube
1/ɹˈubɪks kjˈub/
fixed phrase
famous colored cube puzzle toy
A well-known puzzle toy in the shape of a cube, with small colored squares that you twist so that each side shows only one color.
Pavyzdžiai
- He spent the whole afternoon trying to solve his Rubik's Cube.
- The Rubik's Cube became popular all over the world in the 1980s.
- There are competitions to see who can solve a Rubik's Cube the fastest.
sugar cube
1/ʃˈʊɡɚ kjˈub/
fixed phrase
small cube of sugar
A small hard piece of sugar in the shape of a cube that you put in drinks like tea or coffee.
Pavyzdžiai
- He put two sugar cubes in his coffee.
- The horse ate the sugar cube from her hand.
- She bought a box of sugar cubes for the office kitchen.