tesseract
Cube's higher analogue
A tesseract is a four-dimensional analog of a cube—a hypercube.
Just as a cube is bounded by six square faces, a tesseract is bounded by eight cubic cells.
The concept exists in mathematics and geometry, though it can only be represented in three dimensions as a projection or unfolded net.
The term gained wider recognition through Madeleine L'Engle's novel *A Wrinkle in Time*, where it describes a method of folding space-time for interstellar travel.
Those seeking retribution
- MarvelSuperhero media conglomerate
- dimensionMeasurable extent or scope
- portalImposing entrance or gate
- travelMovement between locations
fold · interstellar · warp · hyperspace · fiction · narrative · MacGuffin · artifact
Having four axes
- vertexPoint where edges converge
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- facetPlane on cut stone
- cellBasic unit of life
Euclidean · projection · cross-section · net · unfolding · rotation · wireframe · shadow
Something that extends outward
- shadowLight blocked by object
- rotationTurning on an axis
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
rendering · cross-section · slice · unfolding · net · wireframe · stereographic · Dalí
Merged dimensional framework
- relativityHow observers differ
- EinsteinByword for genius
- continuumUninterrupted, gradual sequence
- dimensionMeasurable extent or scope
event · coordinates · frame · observer · interval · manifold · tensor · cosmology
Concealed from view
- esotericAccessible to few
- arcaneUnderstood by few
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
- meditationFocused attention practice
consciousness · transcendence · metaphysical · spiritual · initiation · hidden · mystery
Avengers
Those seeking retribution
- MarvelSuperhero media conglomerate
- dimensionMeasurable extent or scope
- portalImposing entrance or gate
travel · fold · interstellar · warp · hyperspace · fiction · narrative · MacGuffin · artifact
four-dimensional
Having four axes
cell · Euclidean · projection · cross-section · net · unfolding · rotation · wireframe · shadow · cube
projection
Something that extends outward
- shadowLight blocked by object
- rotationTurning on an axis
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
perspective · rendering · cross-section · slice · unfolding · net · wireframe · stereographic · Dalí · representation
spacetime
Merged dimensional framework
- relativityHow observers differ
- EinsteinByword for genius
- continuumUninterrupted, gradual sequence
dimension · event · coordinates · frame · observer · interval · manifold · tensor · cosmology · theoretical
occult
Concealed from view
meditation · consciousness · transcendence · metaphysical · spiritual · initiation · hidden · mystery
- Sci-Fi/Fantasywand, spell, potion, rune, incantation
- shapescircle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval
- dimensionsdimension, spatial dimension, third dimension, fourth dimension, fifth dimension
- macguffinsMaltese falcon, holy grail, briefcase, Rosebud, unobtainium
- portalsportal, gateway, doorway, passage, archway
- 4D geometryhypersphere