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tesseract

/ˈtɛ.səˌɹækt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
tesser-act
IPA
/ˈtɛ.səˌɹækt/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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

Any of various fictional mechanisms that explain extradimensional, superluminal, or time travel outside the geometry of the physical universe.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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”).

Inflected Forms

tesseracts (plural) tessaract (alternative)

Derived Forms

dekeract enneract octeract tesseractic

Frequently Paired Words

tessera

Synonyms

four-dimensional hypercube 4-cube 8-cell octachoron tetracube

Questions

How do you pronounce tesseract?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛ.səˌɹækt/.
What does tesseract mean?
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).
Where does tesseract come from?
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”).

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