tesseractn.

/ˈtɛsərakt/

Forms: Also tessaract.

Etymology: < tessara- comb. form + Greek ἀκτίς ray.

Mathematics.

A four-dimensional hypercube. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [noun] > of more than three dimensions

polyhedroid1880

tesseract1888

polytope1908

snub1948

1888 C. H. Hinton New Era of Thought ii. iii. 118 We call the figure it [sc. a cube] traces a Tessaract.

1919 R. T. Browne Mystery of Space v. 134 The hyper~cube or tesseract is described by moving the generating cube in the direction in which the fourth dimension extends.

1960 Electronic Engin. 32 347/1 Fig. 8..shows a four-dimensional ‘tessaract’ (the four-dimensional analogue of a cube).

1968 Listener 15 Feb. 201 He likes to see A gulping of tesseracts and Gondals in Our crazed search.

1974 S. Sheldon Other Side of Midnight xviii. 332 For Catherine time had lost its circadian rhythm; she had fallen into a tesseract of time, and day and night blended into one.

Derivatives

tesseˈractic adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [adjective] > of more than three dimensions

tesseractic1888

snub1934

polytopal1966

1888 C. H. Hinton New Era of Thought ii. vii. 161 The whole of the 81 cubes make one single tessaractic set extending three inches in each of the four directions.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	tesseract
释义	tesseractn. /ˈtɛsərakt/ Forms: Also tessaract. Etymology: < tessara- comb. form + Greek ἀκτίς ray. Mathematics. A four-dimensional hypercube. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [noun] > of more than three dimensions polyhedroid1880 tesseract1888 polytope1908 snub1948 1888 C. H. Hinton New Era of Thought ii. iii. 118 We call the figure it [sc. a cube] traces a Tessaract. 1919 R. T. Browne Mystery of Space v. 134 The hyper~cube or tesseract is described by moving the generating cube in the direction in which the fourth dimension extends. 1960 Electronic Engin. 32 347/1 Fig. 8..shows a four-dimensional ‘tessaract’ (the four-dimensional analogue of a cube). 1968 Listener 15 Feb. 201 He likes to see A gulping of tesseracts and Gondals in Our crazed search. 1974 S. Sheldon Other Side of Midnight xviii. 332 For Catherine time had lost its circadian rhythm; she had fallen into a tesseract of time, and day and night blended into one. Derivatives tesseˈractic adj. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [adjective] > of more than three dimensions tesseractic1888 snub1934 polytopal1966 1888 C. H. Hinton New Era of Thought ii. vii. 161 The whole of the 81 cubes make one single tessaractic set extending three inches in each of the four directions. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1888
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