magic cube
magic cube noun: by analogy with magic square, an n-by-n-by-n arrangement of n³ numbers such that the numbers in each row, in all columns (horizontal and vertical) and in all main diagonals (of which there are 6*n+4) each have the same sum.
Noun (1)
magic cube (plural magic cubes)
- By analogy with magic square, an n-by-n-by-n arrangement of n³ numbers such that the numbers in each row, in all columns (horizontal and vertical) and in all main diagonals (of which there are 6*n+4) each have the same sum.
Noun (2)
magic cube (plural magic cubes)
- A Rubik's cube.
Proper noun capitalized: Magic Cube
Magic Cube
magic cube meaning in Kannada
magic cube in Kannada
- ಮಾಯಾಘನ
Forms of magic cube
| plural | magic cubes |
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Origin of magic cube
Calque of Hungarian bűvös kocka, the original name (according to Singmaster's Notes on Rubik's 'Magic Cube' and the Wikipedia page) for what later became known in Western markets as Rubik's cube.
Questions about magic cube
- What does magic cube mean?
- Magic cube means by analogy with magic square, an n-by-n-by-n arrangement of n³ numbers such that the numbers in each row, in all columns (horizontal and vertical) and in all main diagonals (of which there are 6*n+4) each have the same sum.
- What is magic cube in Kannada?
- Magic cube in Kannada is ಮಾಯಾಘನ. See Magic cube meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is magic cube?
- Magic cube can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of magic cube?
- The plural of magic cube is magic cubes.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: magic cube (page history and authors); Magic Cube (page history and authors); magic cube (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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