hyperspace

[ hahy-per-speys ]
/ ˈhaɪ pərˌspeɪs /
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noun Mathematics.

a Euclidean space of dimension greater than three.

Origin of hyperspace

First recorded in 1865–70; hyper- + space

OTHER WORDS FROM hyperspace

hy·per·spa·tial [hahy-per-spey-shuh l] /ˌhaɪ pərˈspeɪ ʃəl/, adjective

Words nearby hyperspace

hypersensitization, hypersensitize, hypersexual, hypersomnia, hypersonic, hyperspace, hypersphere, hypersplenism, hyperstatic, hypersthene, hypersthenia

Words related to hyperspace

cyberspace, WWW, ARPANET, infobahn

British Dictionary definitions for hyperspace

hyperspace
/ (ˌhaɪpəˈspeɪs) /

noun

maths space having more than three dimensions: often used to describe a multi-dimensional environment
(in science fiction) a theoretical dimension within which conventional space-time relationship does not apply

Derived forms of hyperspace

hyperspatial (ˌhaɪpəˈspeɪʃəl), adjective