tesseract
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- noun
- /ˈtɛsəˌrækt/
- Neologism
:
teseracto
- The Tesseract was the jewel of Odin's treasure room.
- recovers the tesseract
- power of the tesseract
That's because despite what the Internet may say, this is not a tesseract.
- That's because despite what the Internet may say, this is not a tesseract.
Examples
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The Bifrost has been shut down and the Tesseract locked away in the vault.
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So, why didn't S.H.I.E.L.D. bring him in on the Tesseract project?
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And what happened to the Tesseract after that?
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Keep the Tesseract on Earth.
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I'm sorry about that thing with the Tesseract.
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Once we get our hands on the Tesseract, you're in the wind.
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The Tesseract is already on Asgard.
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Dr. Selvig read an energy surge from the Tesseract four hours ago.
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If he frees Loki or kills him, the Tesseract's lost.
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In the Marvel universe, the Tesseract is known for its ability to create portals to other dimensions.
Synonyms
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A device in stories that opens a doorway for instant travel between far places
Surface Forms
Morphology
tesseract = tesser + act
The popular-culture artifact is named after the mathematical term but the component forms remain classical/technical and are not transparent to average learners.
Etymology
Tesseract in films is the name for a glowing cube because the word comes from the Greek root tesser- meaning 'four'. A helpful way to remember the movie object is as a 'four-way' power cube that can open portals between places.