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Definition of: tesseract
(tes′ər·akt) noun Math.
1. A construct intended to illustrate graphically or in the form of a model the general appearance of a four–dimensional figure.
2. A hypercube bounded by 8 cubes or cells, with 16 vertices, 24 faces, and 32 edges. [<dial. Gk: (Ionic) tesseres four + aktis ray]
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