tesseract

American  

[tes-uh-rakt] / ˈtɛs əˌrækt /

noun

1. the generalization of a cube to four dimensions.

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tesseract Scientific  

/ tĕs′ə-răkt′ /

1. A four-dimensional hypercube, having sixteen corners.

2. See more at hypercube

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Etymology

Origin of tesseract

1885–90; < Greek tésser ( es ) four + aktís ray

Example Sentences

If you asked me to draw a map of Raccoon City after watching this movie, it would look like a tesseract.

From The Verge • Nov. 23, 2021

There are no crash courses in tesseract physics or Asgardian politics.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2021

There are also giraffe sculptures, a defunct sensory deprivation tank, a four-dimensional hypercube called a tesseract and a fake particle accelerator made of gold-painted junk.

From The Guardian • Apr. 23, 2018

And the Murry parents—beautiful and smart microbiologist Kate and tesseract physicist Alex—made being scientists seem so cool.

From Time • Apr. 28, 2015

In such a case, we would have generated a four-dimensional hypercube, also called a tesseract.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan