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Hanuman_2000 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

cubic/cubical

Hello,

IF a tank is like a cube in shape.

Then, can I say " This is a cubic tank."

or

"This is a cubical tank."
  

Top answer

Hi, Somewhat to my surprise, my dictionary does not include the word 'cubical'. 5 million for 'cubical'. So, I'd say 'a cubic' tank.

— Clive

  • Hi, Somewhat to my surprise, my dictionary does not include the word 'cubical'.
  • 5 million for 'cubical'.
  • So, I'd say 'a cubic' tank.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

Somewhat to my surprise, my dictionary does not include the word 'cubical'. In addition, Google gives over 22 million hits for 'cubic', and only 0.5 million for 'cubical'. So, I'd say 'a cubic' tank.

Best wishes, Clive
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Hello Clive,

Somewhat to my surprise, my dictionary does not include the word 'cubical' , the same in my dictionary too.
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I see quite a few dictionaries containing the word 'cubical'. As an adjective, it means the same as 'cubic'.
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My dictionary OED does contain "cubical". But it suggests that the word is used only in special mathematical terms like "cubical parabola". Webster Rosette says it ranks as the 106,044-th most frequently used word in English. That is, it is used once per a billion of words people speak or write.

paco
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Hi guys,

it is used once per a billion of words people speak or write.
Wow, it's been used 7 times so far in the text of this thread. Now, every time we use 'cubical' (now, that's 8 times), I feel like we're wreaking havoc with Webster Rosette.

Talk about power!

Clive
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What is Webster Rosette?
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Hi,

I particularly like the way this claims to be Earth's largest dictionary. It kind of opens the door to the possibility that Mars may have a larger one.

Best wishes, Clive
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