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pseudospace

pseudospace noun: that which appears to be space or a space, or has only some aspects of space.

Noun

pseudospace (countable and uncountable, plural pseudospaces)

  1. That which appears to be space or a space, or has only some aspects of space.
    • According to the technical description, it "produces an exponential condition of space, so that a finite distance in normal, linear space may become infinite in pseudospace."1951, Arthur C. Clarke, Superiority
    • How does the novel realize spatiality? Other art forms such as painting or cinema fill out a sort of pseudospace: the work can imitate, more or less accurately, the space of the world[…]1974, Edward Marcotte, “The Spirit of the Novel”, in Partisan Review, volume 41, page 267

Forms of pseudospace

pluralpseudospaces

Origin of pseudospace

From pseudo- + space.

Questions about pseudospace

What does pseudospace mean?
Pseudospace means that which appears to be space or a space, or has only some aspects of space.
What part of speech is pseudospace?
Pseudospace is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudospace?
The plural of pseudospace is pseudospaces.

Words near pseudospace in the dictionary

  1. pseudosolids
  2. pseudosolution
  3. pseudosolutions
  4. pseudosophisticated
  5. pseudosophistication
  6. pseudospace
  7. pseudospaces
  8. pseudospatial
  9. pseudospeciation
  10. pseudospeciations
  11. pseudospecies

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