tesseract

[ tes-uh-rakt ]

/ ˈtɛs əˌrækt /

noun

the generalization of a cube to four dimensions.

Origin of tesseract

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

Words nearby tesseract

tessellate, tessellated, tessellated fundus, tessellation, tessera, tesseract, Tessie, Tessin, tessitura, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, test

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Example sentences from the Web for tesseract

A cube can be unfolded into six squares, and a tesseract unfolds to eight cubes.
Wait for Weight|Jack McKenty
Im also the Herr Reames of several other articles, such as on the mechanics of continua and the mass and inertia of the tesseract.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931|Various
The hypercube or tesseract is described by moving the generating cube in the direction in which the fourth dimension extends.
The Mystery of Space|Robert T. Browne
A line has one dimension, a square has two, a cube has three, and a tesseract has four.
Wait for Weight|Jack McKenty

When pressure is applied, it folds up into a tesseract so that it takes up less room and relieves the pressure.
Wait for Weight|Jack McKenty

Scientific definitions for tesseract

tesseract

[ tĕs′ə-răkt′ ]

A four-dimensional hypercube, having sixteen corners. See more at hypercube.

单词	tesseract
释义	tesseract [ tes-uh-rakt ] / ˈtɛs əˌrækt / noun the generalization of a cube to four dimensions. Origin of tesseract 1885–90; <Greek tésser(es) four + aktís ray Words nearby tesseract tessellate, tessellated, tessellated fundus, tessellation, tessera, tesseract, Tessie, Tessin, tessitura, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, test Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tesseract A cube can be unfolded into six squares, and a tesseract unfolds to eight cubes. Wait for Weight\|Jack McKenty Im also the Herr Reames of several other articles, such as on the mechanics of continua and the mass and inertia of the tesseract. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931\|Various The hypercube or tesseract is described by moving the generating cube in the direction in which the fourth dimension extends. The Mystery of Space\|Robert T. Browne A line has one dimension, a square has two, a cube has three, and a tesseract has four. Wait for Weight\|Jack McKenty When pressure is applied, it folds up into a tesseract so that it takes up less room and relieves the pressure. Wait for Weight\|Jack McKenty Scientific definitions for tesseract tesseract [ tĕs′ə-răkt′ ] A four-dimensional hypercube, having sixteen corners. See more at hypercube. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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