tesseract

/ˈtɛsərækt/
noun
  1. A four-dimensional geometric shape, like a cube extended into a fourth dimension; also called a hypercube.
    • In math class, we learned that a tesseract has 16 vertices and 32 edges.
    • The science fiction movie featured a tesseract as a portal to another dimension.
    • She drew a projection of a tesseract on paper to understand its structure.
  2. A fictional object or device in popular culture that allows travel through space and time.
    • The hero used the tesseract to teleport across the galaxy.
    • The villain tried to steal the tesseract to control time itself.
    • In the Marvel movies, the Tesseract is a powerful cube that contains an Infinity Stone.
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