What is the difference between cube and dice?
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(geometry) A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.
Any object more or less in the form of a cube.
(mathematics) The third power of a number, value, term or expression.
(computing) A data structure consisting of a three-dimensional array; a data cube
(arithmetic) To raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice.
To form into the shape of a cube.
To cut into cubes.
(UK) to use a Rubik's cube.
A cubicle, especially one of those found in offices.
(uncountable) Gaming with one or more dice.
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That which has been diced.
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To play dice.
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To cut into small cubes.
To ornament with squares, diamonds, or cubes.
Dice is a synonym of cube.
In transitive terms the difference between cube and dice
is that cube is to cut into cubes while dice is to ornament with squares, diamonds, or cubes.As nouns the difference between cube and dice
is that cube is a regular polyhedron having six identical square faces while dice is plural of lang=en.As verbs the difference between cube and dice
is that cube is to raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice while dice is to play dice.cube
English
(wikipedia cube)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- a sugar cube
- a stock cube
- the cube of 2 is 8
Synonyms
* regular hexahedron (rare) * (object in the form of a cube) block, brick, die, square block * (number raised to the third power) third powerHypernyms
* hexahedron, cuboidVerb
(cub)- Three cubed can be written as 33, and equals twenty-seven.
- Cube the ham right after adding the curry to the rice.
- He likes to cube now and then.
Synonyms
* (to cut into cubes) diceDerived terms
* bath cube * bouillon cube * cube candle * cube out * cube root * cube steak * cube van * cubiform * hypercube * ice cube * Rubik's cube * snub cube * stock cube * sugar cubeSee also
* line segment * square * tesseractEtymology 2
Clipped form of (cubicle) (with intentional reference to their common shape per ), which from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- My co-worker annoys me by throwing things over the walls of my cube .
Anagrams
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English
(wikipedia dice)Noun
(en-noun)- I, at any rate, am convinced that He is not playing at dice .
- (Original: Jedenfalls bin ich überzeugt, dass der Alte nicht würfelt. December 4, 1926. Albert Einstein. Born-Einstein Letters. Trans. Irene Born. New York: Walker and Company, 1971.)
- The gods may throw a dice / Their minds as cold as ice
- Cut onions, carrots and celery into medium dice .
Usage notes
* The game of dice' is singular. Thus in "'''Dice''' is a game played with ' dice ," the first occurrence is singular, the second occurrence is plural. * Otherwise, the singular usage is considered incorrect by many authorities. However, it should be noted that The New Oxford Dictionary of English'', Judy Pearsall, Patrick Hanks (1998) states that “In modern standard English, the singular die (rather than dice''') is uncommon. ' Dice is used for both the singular and the plural.” * Die is predominant among tabletop gamers.Quotations
* (English Citations of "dice")Derived terms
* dicey * no dice * percentile dice * roll the diceVerb
(dic)- I diced not above seven times a week.
- Tyrion found Timmett dicing with his Burned Men in the barracks.
