Monday, December 16, 2013

cubical, cubicle

Cubical or cubical describes something shaped like a cube, with equal length, width, and height--
This box is oddly shaped; we want a cubical one.
 He trimmed the shrub into a cubical shape; it looks terrible.

Cubicle or cubicle ( rhymes with cubical ) means a work space with low walls or partitions, forming an enclosure around the desk--
I don't hear him working. Peek over the wall into his cubicle, and see if he's there.
Office workers may be more productive if each has his or her own cubicle.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"He doesn't like his cubicle to be rectangular; he wants it to be cubical."

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