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cubism noun. Also Cubism. E20.
[French cubisme, formed as CUBE noun1: see -ISM.]
An artistic movement begun by Picasso and Braque in which perspective with a single viewpoint was abandoned and use was made of, initially, simple geometric shapes or interlocking semi-transparent planes and, later, solid objects stuck on the canvas.
cubist noun & adjective (a) noun a practitioner or adherent of cubism; (b) adjective of or pertaining to cubists or cubism: E20.
cu'bistic adjective somewhat cubist, in a style resembling that of cubism E20.
cu'bistically adverb E20.