English Explanatory Dictionary

Rubik's cube

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mechanical puzzle in the shape of a cube, all sides able to be rotated, each side divided into 9 squares, the moving pieces allowing the cube to be rearranged. The goal is to get the colored squares aligned so that each side of the cube is the same color.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Rubik's cube.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Rubik's cube Rubik's cubes

Etymology

Calque of Hungarian Rubik-kocka, named after the inventor Ernő Rubik.

Synonyms

magic cube

Derived words

cuber cubing more confusing than a Rubik's cube Rubik's cuber Rubik's cubist speedcube speedcuber speedcubing
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