Definition of TESSERACT

tesseract

Plural: tesseracts

Noun

  • the four-dimensional analogue of a cube
  • 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).
  • Any of various fictional mechanisms that explain extradimensional, superluminal, or time travel outside the geometry of the physical universe.

Origin / Etymology

From tessara- (“four-”) + Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray”).

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 11

tesseract: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tesseract: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tesseract: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

tesseract: valid Words With Friends Word