cuboidal

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English

Etymology

From cuboid +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cuboidal (comparative more cuboidal, superlative most cuboidal)

  1. Resembling a cube
    The alveolar cells are cuboidal in shape.
  2. (geometry) Of, pertaining to, or having the shape of a cuboid
    A cuboidal block was formed.
  3. (microanatomy) Of or pertaining to an epithelium with has cells whose height and width are approximately the same (cube shaped).
    Coordinate terms: squamous, columnar

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