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tesseract

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tes⋅ser⋅act

  [tes-uh-rakt]
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–noun
the generalization of a cube to four dimensions.
Origin:
1885–90; < Gk tésser(es) four + aktís ray
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n.  The four-dimensional equivalent of a cube.

[Greek tessera, neuter pl. of tesseres, four; see tessera + aktīs, ray of light; see actino-.]
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