tesseracts

Cubes with depth-plus

A tesseract is a four-dimensional analog of a cube—a hypercube.

Just as a cube extends a square into three dimensions, a tesseract extends a cube into a fourth spatial dimension.

The concept belongs to geometry and mathematics, though it appears in science fiction and fantasy as a device for representing higher dimensions or impossible spaces: The tesseract folded space, allowing instantaneous travel.

geometry

four-dimensional

Having four axes

cubeSix-squared-faced solid
verticesCorner points of shapes
edgesOuter limits or boundaries

faces · cells · projection · cross-section · coordinates · dimension · unfolding · net · facets · orthogonal

visualization

shadow

Light blocked by object

projectionSomething that extends outward
rotationTurning on an axis
animationTechnique creating movement illusion

wireframe · rendering · perspective · stereoscopic · computer graphics · simulation · model · representation · unfolding · flattening

fiction

Wrinkle in Time

Disturbance in chronological flow

travelMovement between locations
foldingBending something over itself
space-timeFused dimensional framework

Madeleine L'Engle · portal · shortcut · fifth dimension · literary · fantasy · science fiction · warp · interstellar · cosmic

mathematical

convex

Curved outward externally

CartesianOf x-y coordinate geometry
analogComparable equivalent
generalizationDeriving principles from examples

formula · volume · surface · calculation · theorem · proof · abstract · algebraic · notation · equation

Opposites

dimensionality

tesseractscubes

Equal-sided solid blocks

squares · lines · points · Platonic solids · tetrahedra

geometric complexity

tesseractsbasic forms

Simplest underlying structures

straight lines · dots · triangles · circles · rectangles

abstractness vs tangibility

tesseractsbuilding blocks

Basic units for construction

dice · cardboard boxes

Family

tesseract

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Rated G