Rubik's cube

~noun

Entry: a mechanical puzzle with the shape of a cube, all sides able to be rotated, each side divided into 9 squares, the moving pieces allowing the cube to be rearranged. The goal is to get the colored squares aligned so that each side of the cube has a face of exactly one color.

 

Etymology: Named after Hungarian inventor Erno Rubik.

 

@ Milton-Kindersley Advanced Dictionary