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Definition of Cubiform
1. Adjective. Shaped like a cube.
Similar to: Cubic, Three-dimensional
Derivative terms: Cube, Cube, Cube, Cube, Cube
Definition of Cubiform
1. a. Of the form of a cube.
Definition of Cubiform
1. Adjective. Having the shape of a cube ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cubiform
1. shaped like a cube [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cubiform
Literary usage of Cubiform
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Commentary on the Apocalypse by Moses Stuart (1845)
"His statue was a simple cubiform stone or pillar. ... The ancient Arabians
worshipped cubiform statues ; and amulets of this form were common. ..."
2. A Handbook of Architectural Styles by Albert Rosengarten (1898)
"The cubiform capital (Fig. 338), by means of which the harmonious transition ...
cubiform Capital. Capital in tlie Cathedral at Spires. flat surface of the ..."
3. The Revelation of Jesus Christ by John by Francis John Bodfield Hooper (1861)
"The statue of Hermes, the inventor of all the sciences, and of language and
writing, was a simple cubiform stone or pillar. ..."
4. Outlines of the History of Art by Wilhelm Lübke (1904)
"The surfaces of the cubiform capital ii Northern Romanesque are left smooth ...
cubiform or Block Capital from the Cathedral at Gurk. ..."
5. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1877)
"... and these features found to consist of two well-defined cubiform cells which
have been opened by the fracture of the piece, and which before its rupture ..."
6. American Journal of Archaeology by Archaeological Institute of America (1891)
"The diagonal ribs consist of a simple torus-moulding supported on an engaged
column with plain cubiform capitals. Between them is a large engaged column to ..."
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