"tessaract" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tessaracts [plural]
Etymology: From tessara- (“four-”) + Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray”). Coined by British mathematician Charles Howard Hinton in 1888. Etymology templates: {{af|en|tessara-|ἀκτίς|lang2=grc|t1=four-|t2=ray}} tessara- (“four-”) + Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray”), {{coinage|en|Charles Howard Hinton|in=1888|nat=British|nocat=1|occ=mathematician}} Coined by British mathematician Charles Howard Hinton in 1888 Head templates: {{en-noun}} tessaract (plural tessaracts)
  1. Alternative spelling of tesseract. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: tesseract
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