tesseract

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Synonyms: tessera, tesserae, tesseral, tesseraic, tesseracts, jesserant

Antonyms: tessera, tesserae, tesseral, tesseraic, tesseracts, jesserant

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|mathematics|geometry}} 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).
2. {{lb|en|science fiction}} Any of various [[fictional]] mechanisms that explain [[extradimensional]], [[superluminal]], or [[time travel|time]] travel outside the [[geometry]] of the [[physical]] [[universe]].

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