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tesseract

American  
[tes-uh-rakt] / ˈtɛs əˌrækt /

noun

  1. the generalization of a cube to four dimensions.


tesseract Scientific  
/ tĕsə-răkt′ /
  1. A four-dimensional hypercube, having sixteen corners.

  2. See more at hypercube


Etymology

Origin of tesseract

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

Example Sentences

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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

I cannot show you a tesseract, because we are trapped in three dimensions.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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