tesseract
/ˈtɛ.səˌɹækt/
tesseract noun: the four-dimensional analogue of a cube; a 4D polytope bounded by eight cubes (analogously to the way a cube is bounded by six squares).
Noun
tesseract (plural tesseracts)
- The four-dimensional analogue of a cube; a 4D polytope bounded by eight cubes (analogously to the way a cube is bounded by six squares).
- Hence the cube determined by these axes is the face of the tesseract which we now have before us.1906, Charles Howard Hinton, The Fourth Dimension, S. Sonnenschein & Company, page 239
- […]then it would trace out a higher cube, or tesseract, and each of the six surrounding cubes, carried on in the same motion, would trace tesseracts also,[…].1910, Henry Parker Manning, The Fourth Dimension Simply Explained, Munn, Incorporated, page 93
- Synonyms:
- four-dimensional hypercube, 4-cube, 8-cell, octachoron, tetracube
- Any of various fictional mechanisms that explain extradimensional, superluminal, or time travel outside the geometry of the physical universe.
- "I shall just sit down for a moment and pop on my boots and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of ways, pet, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract."1962, Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time, published 2019, unnumbered page
- When the Tesseract's energy levels spiked, Selvig proved unable to stop it and Loki arrived on Earth via a Tesseract-created portal.2017 April 5, Mike O'Sullivan, Ohotmu Team, Marvel Cinematic Universe Guidebook: The Avengers Initiative, Marvel Entertainment, →ISBN
tesseract meaning in Hindi and Tamil
tesseract in Hindi
- four-dimensional analogue of a cube
- चतुरक्तु caturaktu
tesseract in Tamil
- நாற்பரிமாண கனசதுரம்
Synonyms of tesseract
- four-dimensional hypercube
- 4-cube
- 8-cell
- octachoron
- tetracube
Forms of tesseract
| plural | tesseracts |
|---|---|
| alternative form | tessaract |
Origin of tesseract
Word created by Charles Howard Hinton, in his book A New Era of Thought published in 1888, from Ancient Greek tessara- (“four-”) + Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray”).
Words formed from tesseract
Questions about tesseract
- What does tesseract mean?
- Tesseract means the four-dimensional analogue of a cube; a 4D polytope bounded by eight cubes (analogously to the way a cube is bounded by six squares).
- What is tesseract in Hindi?
- Tesseract in Hindi is चतुरक्तु (caturaktu). See Tesseract meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tesseract?
- Tesseract is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tesseract?
- Tesseract is pronounced /ˈtɛ.səˌɹækt/.
- What is the plural of tesseract?
- The plural of tesseract is tesseracts.
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