tesseract

[ tes-uh-rakt ]

noun

1. the generalization of a cube to four dimensions.

tesseract

/ tĕs′ə-răkt′ /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tesseract¹

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

Example Sentences

If you asked me to draw a map of Raccoon City after watching this movie, it would look like a tesseract.

From The Verge

There are no crash courses in tesseract physics or Asgardian politics.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Kelly didn’t have the luxury of a DeLorean car from “Back to the Future” or a tesseract from “A Wrinkle in Time,” so he did the next best thing.

From New York Times

As a square becomes a cube by adding the third dimension, a cube becomes a hypercube — a tesseract — by adding a fourth.

From Washington Post

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