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Meaning of "Rubik cube" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RUBIK CUBE

Named after Professor Erno Rubik (born 1944), its Hungarian inventor.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RUBIK CUBE

Rubik cube  [ˈruːbɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RUBIK CUBE

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rubik cube is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RUBIK CUBE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rubik's Cube

Rubik's Cube is a 3-D combination puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. Originally called the Magic Cube, the puzzle was licensed by Rubik to be sold by Ideal Toy Corp. in 1980 via German businessman Tibor Laczi and Seven Towns founder Tom Kremer, and won the German Game of the Year special award for Best Puzzle that year. As of January 2009, 350 million cubes had been sold worldwide making it the world's top-selling puzzle game. It is widely considered to be the world's best-selling toy. In a classic Rubik's Cube, each of the six faces is covered by nine stickers, each of one of six solid colours: white, red, blue, orange, green, and yellow. In currently sold models, white is opposite yellow, blue is opposite green, and orange is opposite red, and the red, white and blue are arranged in that order in a clockwise arrangement. On early cubes, the position of the colours varied from cube to cube. An internal pivot mechanism enables each face to turn independently, thus mixing up the colours. For the puzzle to be solved, each face must be returned to consisting of one colour.

Definition of Rubik cube in the English dictionary

The definition of Rubik cube in the dictionary is ® a puzzle consisting of a cube of six colours, each face of which is made up of nine squares, eight of which are individually rotatable. The aim is to swivel the squares until each face of the cube shows one colour only.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RUBIK CUBE


acerbic
əˈsɜːbɪk
amebic
əˈmiːbɪk
amoebic
əˈmiːbɪk
cherubic
tʃəˈruːbɪk
cubic
ˈkjuːbɪk
endamebic
ˌɛndəˈmiːbɪk
ephebic
ɛˈfiːbɪk
pubic
ˈpjuːbɪk
subpubic
sʌbˈpjuːbɪk
suprapubic
ˌsuːprəˈpjuːbɪk
terbic
ˈtɜːbɪk
unacerbic
ˌʌnəˈsɜːbɪk
ytterbic
ɪˈtɜːbɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RUBIK CUBE

Rubicon
rubicund
rubicundity
rubidic
rubidium
rubidium-strontium dating
rubies
rubiginose
rubiginous
Rubik´s cube
Rubinstein
rubious
ruble
Rublyov

WORDS THAT END LIKE RUBIK CUBE

bath cube
bouillon cube
cube
flashcube
hypercube
ice cube
Necker cube
Rubik´s cube
soup cube
stock cube
sugar cube

Synonyms and antonyms of Rubik cube in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Rubik cube» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RUBIK CUBE

Find out the translation of Rubik cube to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Rubik cube from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Rubik cube» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

魔方
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cubo de Rubik
570 millions of speakers

English

Rubik cube
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Rubik घन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مكعب روبيك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кубик Рубика
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cubo de Rubik
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রুবিক ঘনক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Rubik cube
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kubus Rubik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rubik-Würfel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ルービックキューブ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

루빅 큐브
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kubus Rubik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khối lập phương Rubik
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரூபிக் கன
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Rubik क्यूब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Rubik küpü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cubo di Rubik
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kostka Rubika
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кубик Рубика
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cub Rubik
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Rubik κύβος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Rubik kubus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Rubiks kub
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Rubiks kube
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Rubik cube

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RUBIK CUBE»

The term «Rubik cube» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.156 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RUBIK CUBE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Rubik cube» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Rubik cube» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Rubik cube

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RUBIK CUBE»

Discover the use of Rubik cube in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Rubik cube and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Adventures in Group Theory: Rubik's Cube, Merlin's Machine, ...
Featuring strategies for solving the puzzles and computations illustrated using the SAGE open-source computer algebra system, the second edition of Adventures in Group Theory is perfect for mathematics enthusiasts and for use as a ...
David Joyner, 2008
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The Simple Solution to Rubik's Cube
Gives a brief history of the puzzle, describes clear and concise steps for solving it, and suggests other games to play with the cube
James G. Nourse, 1981
3
Rubik's cubic compendium
Co-written by the cube's inventor, this book serves as a comprehensive guide to the cube for both the puzzler and the mathematician.
Ernö Rubik, 1987
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Speedsolving the Cube: Easy-to-Follow, Step-by-Step ...
With millions of cubes out there and countless would-be champions looking for tips to improve their times, this is the definitive manual for this unique sport.
Dan Harris, 2008
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LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Thinking Robots: Build a Rubik's Cube ...
Whether you've been building with the original LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT set for years or you just picked up a 2.0 set, you'll love this book. LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Thinking Robots will show you how to build and program two robots that think.
Daniele Benedettelli, 2009
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You Can Do The Cube
Are you going cube-crazy?
Patrick Bossert, 2008
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Rubik's Cube
Medina Savira. ditemui di pinggir jalan atau toko mainan kecil. “Sering dimainkan ?” tanya Choky sambil melihat rubiknya. “Jarang, malah enggak pernah,” jawabnya sambil mengambil rubik lagidari lemarinya. “Ngapainkamu beli,dong?” kini ...
Medina Savira
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The Rubik Cube of the Wider Middle East
Michael Emerson, Nathalie Tocci. of the ider Middle East Michael Emerson Nathalie Tocci Preface by Chris Patten THE RUBIK CUBE OF THE WIDER MIDDLE EAST THE RUBIK. e Rubik Cube Front Cover.
Michael Emerson, Nathalie Tocci, 2003
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Art of the Cube: The Rubik's Cube Designs of Fred Holly
Publication is timed to coincide with wife Ava Lee Hollyżs biography: A Time To Speak. ISBN: 978-1-59790-028-7. This project was a labor of love for daughters Vera and Sarah, and grandson John Mankowski.
John Mankowski, 2008
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Certain Cube Puzzles, Inv. 337-TA-112
The first Helfgott surveys indicate that there was very little likelihood of confusion when only 5 percent of the people identified the white-based cube as Rubik's Cube. 85/ However, the secondary meaning for the black-based cube was also ...

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