| CT |
abbreviation of "Connecticut," a northeastern U.S. state south of Massachusetts. |
| ct. |
abbreviation of "carat" or "carats." |
| ctenoid |
having a toothed or rough edge, as the scales of certain fish; comblike. |
| ctr. |
abbreviation of "center." |
| Cu |
symbol of the chemical element copper. |
| cu. |
abbreviation of "cubic," having the volume of a cube whose edge is of a specific length. |
| cub |
the immature offspring of certain meat-eating mammals, such as the bear, lion, or fox. [2 definitions] |
| Cuba |
a country on the largest island in the West Indies. |
| Cuban |
of or pertaining to Cuba or to its people, culture, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| Cuban heel |
a heel of medium height and width, slightly tapered in back, used on some women's shoes. |
| cubbyhole |
a small compartment, open at one end, such as one of several in a desk for holding paper, pencils, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| cube1 |
a rectangular solid with six square faces all of the same size. [5 definitions] |
| cube2 |
any of certain American plants related to the pea, the roots of which yield rotenone. |
| cubeb |
a small spicy berry found on certain pepper vines of the East Indies which is dried and used medicinally. [2 definitions] |
| cube root |
a number of which a given number is the product when multiplied by itself three times. |
| cubic |
having form in three dimensions. [3 definitions] |
| cubical |
in the form of a cube; cubic. [2 definitions] |
| cubicle |
any very small room or partitioned space, as in an office or dormitory. |
| cubic measure |
a system of measurement of volume in which 1,728 cubic inches equal one cubic foot and 1,000 cubic millimeters equal one cubic centimeter. |
| cubiform |
in the shape of a cube. |
| cubism |
an early twentieth-century movement in painting and sculpture in which objects were represented abstractly by geometrical forms. |