The act or process of forming or shaping something into a cube or cubic form.
From Latin 'cubatus' (made into a cube) + -ion (suffix forming nouns of action). The root 'cubus' comes from Greek 'kubos' meaning cube, which originally referred to a die used in games.
The word connects to 'cubism' in art—both reference the cube as a fundamental shape that can be used to understand and represent the world in new ways. The fact that mathematicians and artists both became fascinated with cubes shows how a simple shape can unlock creativity!
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