pseudospace

English

Etymology

From pseudo- +‎ space.

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Noun

pseudospace (countable and uncountable, plural pseudospaces)

1. That which appears to be space or a space, or has only some aspects of space.
   • 1951, Arthur C. Clarke, Superiority:

     According to the technical description, it "produces an exponential condition of space, so that a finite distance in normal, linear space may become infinite in pseudospace."

   • 1974, Edward Marcotte, “The Spirit of the Novel”, in Partisan Review, volume 41, page 267:

     How does the novel realize spatiality? Other art forms such as painting or cinema fill out a sort of pseudospace: the work can imitate, more or less accurately, the space of the world […]

   • 1981, Guy Ankerl, Géza Ankerl, Experimental sociology of architecture:

     A closed surface without boundary curves could consist of one or more roomraums, or even just a pseudospace (eg, Klein's bottle).

   • 2010, Melissa Aronczyk, Devon Powers, Blowing Up the Brand: Critical Perspectives on Promotional Culture, page 103:

     Throughout US malls, similar pseudospaces involving the commodification of space have been built […] Rio Hondo is lacking in pseudospaces — there are no carousels, fountains, or special decorations to be found.