The difference between Cubic and Cubic curve
When used as nouns, cubic means a cubic curve, whereas cubic curve means a plane curve having the equation y = a.x^3 + b.x^2 + c.x + d .
Cubic is also adjective with the meaning: used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.
check bellow for the other definitions of Cubic and Cubic curve
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Cubic as an adjective (geometry):
Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.
Examples:
"'cubic foot"
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Cubic as an adjective (algebraic geometry):
Of a class of polynomial of the form ax^3 + bx^2 + cx + d
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Cubic as an adjective (crystallography):
Having three equal axes and all angles 90.
Examples:
"'cubic cleavage"
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Cubic as a noun (algebraic geometry):
A cubic curve.
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Cubic curve as a noun (mathematics):
A plane curve having the equation y = a.x^3 + b.x^2 + c.x + d .