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Cubic vs Kilo - What's the difference?

cubic | kilo |

As nouns the difference between cubic and kilo

is that cubic is a cubic curve while kilo is short form of lang=en.

As an adjective cubic

is used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.

cubic

English

Alternative forms

* cubick (obsolete)

Adjective

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  • (geometry) Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.
    • cubic metre, cubic foot
  • (algebraic geometry) Of a class of polynomial of the form a.x^3 + b.x^2 + c.x + d
  • (crystallography) Having three equal axes and all angles 90°.
    • cubic cleavage

    Synonyms

    * (crystallography) isometric, monometric

    Derived terms

    * cubic capacity * cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre * cubic curve * cubic equation * cubic foot * cubic inch * cubic meter, cubic metre * cubic mile * cubic yard

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (algebraic geometry) A cubic curve.

    • Synonyms

    * cubic curve

    See also

    * cube * linear * quadratic * quartic * quintic * square

    kilo

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-26, author= Nick Miroff
    • , volume=189, issue=7, page=32, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] , passage=The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters […]. But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna. That would be the frozen chicatanas – giant winged ants – at around $500 a kilo .}}
  • The letter K in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

    • See also

    * kilo-

    Anagrams

    * English clippings ----