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cubology

cubology noun: the hobby or study of solving the Rubik's cube.

Noun

cubology (uncountable)

  1. The hobby or study of solving the Rubik's cube.
    • […] as far as I know there is no standard word describing the art of playing with the cube. Cubing? Cubistics? Rubikonomia? or perhaps Rubikomania? Can the science (or art) of doing it be called “cubology”, as suggested by Scientific American? Some enthusiasts borrow “cubism” and call themselves...[1982 March 18, Stephan Sulyak, “Review: The magic cube (A Büvös Kocka)”, in New Scientist, volume 93, number 1297, →ISSN, page 734

Origin of cubology

From cube + -ology.

Words formed from cubology

Questions about cubology

What does cubology mean?
Cubology means the hobby or study of solving the Rubik's cube.
What part of speech is cubology?
Cubology is a noun.

Words near cubology in the dictionary

  1. cuboidectomy
  2. cuboideonavicular
  3. cuboids
  4. cubologist
  5. cubologists
  6. cubology
  7. cubomancy
  8. cubomania
  9. cubomedusa
  10. cubomedusae
  11. cubomedusan

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