Pseudospace

Origin

- + space

Full definition of pseudospace

Noun

1. That which appears to be space or a space, or has only some aspects of space.
• Isaac AsimovAccording 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."
• John Reed Club. New York Branch, Partisan review: Volume 41How 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 architectureA 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.