pseudospace

plural pseudospaces

1. countableuncountableThat which appears to be space or a space, or has only some aspects of space.

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

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

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   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."

   1951, Arthur C. Clarke, Superiority

   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[…]

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

   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.

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