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scale cubes

scale cubes is the plural of scale cube.

Meaning of scale cube

Noun

scale cube (plural scale cubes)

  1. A reference cube of standard, unitary size, normally one centimetre long, or one inch long for older American versions, placed beside a rock or meteorite sample to show scale and orientation during photography. Four sides of the cube are marked N, S, E, and W, respectively, to indicate the cardinal points of the compass, and the other two sides are marked T and B, for top and bottom.

Questions about scale cubes

What is scale cubes the plural of?
Scale cubes is the plural of scale cube.

Words near scale cubes in the dictionary

  1. scale back
  2. scale bar
  3. scale bark
  4. scale bars
  5. scale cube
  6. scale cubes
  7. scale degree
  8. scale degrees
  9. scale down
  10. Scale Hall
  11. scale height

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