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cuboidal, a.|kjuːˈbɔɪdəl|
[f. as prec. + -al1.]
1. Having a form resembling or approximating to that of a cube.
1803Naval Chron. X. 199 Chrystals of cuboidal pyrites. 1876Page Adv. Text Bk. Geol. v. 93 Certain granites break up in large square-like blocks—a structure which is styled tabular or cuboidal.
2. Anat. Of or belonging to the cuboid bone.
1866Huxley in Laing Preh. Rem. Caithn. 146 The calcaneum..from the lower edge of the cuboidal facet to the extreme end of the calcaneal process measures 2·55. |