This is the 6305th most frequent Portuguese word.
cúbicos
"Cúbicos" means "cubics" or "cube-shaped" in English.
Here, 'cúbicos' is used as an adjective describing the measurement unit associated with volume, indicating a three-dimensional space.
Os contêineres têm capacidades de até 20 metros cúbicos.
The containers have capacities of up to 20 cubic meters.
In this case, 'cúbicos' again functions as an adjective describing the type of measurement (cubic).
Para calcular o volume, usamos a fórmula de metros cúbicos.
To calculate the volume, we use the formula for cubic meters.
Here, 'cúbicos' describes the characteristic shape of the objects, emphasizing their geometrical property of resembling a cube.