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31cuboid — [ kju:bɔɪd] adjective more or less cubic in shape. noun 1》 Geometry a solid which has six rectangular faces at right angles to each other. 2》 (also cuboid bone) Anatomy a squat tarsal bone on the outer side of the foot, articulating with the heel …
32culottes — [kju: lɒt(s)] plural noun women s knee length trousers, cut with full legs to resemble a skirt. Origin C19: Fr., knee breeches , dimin. of cul rump …
33cumec — [ kju:mɛk] noun a cubic metre per second, as a unit of rate of flow of water. Origin 1950s: from cubic metres per second …
34cumin — [ kju:mɪn] (also cummin) noun 1》 the aromatic seeds of a plant of the parsley family, used as a spice. 2》 the plant which bears cumin seeds, occurring from the Mediterranean to central Asia. [Cuminum cyminum.] Origin OE cymen, OFr. cumon, comin,… …
35cumulonimbus — [ˌkju:mjʊləʊ nɪmbəs] noun (plural cumulonimbi bʌɪ) Meteorology cloud forming a towering mass with a flat base at fairly low altitude and often a flat top, as in thunderstorms …
36cumulus — [ kju:mjʊləs] noun (plural cumuli lʌɪ, li:) Meteorology cloud forming rounded masses heaped on each other above a flat base at fairly low altitude. Origin C17: from L., heap …
37cuneate — [ kju:nɪət] adjective chiefly Anatomy & Botany wedge shaped. Origin C19: from L. cuneus wedge + ate2 …
38cupel — [ kju:p(ə)l] noun a shallow, porous container in which gold or silver can be refined or assayed by melting with a blast of hot air which oxidizes lead or other base metals. verb (cupels, cupelling, cupelled; US cupels, cupeling, cupeled) assay or …
39cupidity — [kju: pɪdɪti] noun greed for money or possessions. Origin ME: from OFr. cupidite or L. cupiditas, from cupidus desirous , from cupere to desire …
40cupola — [ kju:pələ] noun 1》 a rounded dome forming or adorning a roof or ceiling. 2》 a gun turret. 3》 (also cupola furnace) a cylindrical furnace for refining metals. Derivatives cupolaed ləd adjective Origin C16: Ital., from late L. cupula small cask or …
