levitation

C2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˌlɛvɪˈteɪʃən/ UK /ˌlɛvɪˈteɪʃən/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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noun
the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means

"I knew that you were a sleight-of-hand expert, Dick, but I did not know that levitation was one of your specialties," remarked Crane with mock gravity.

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Derived forms levitationalnanolevitation

Related forms buoyancy

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magnetic levitation
suspending an object above a surface by magnetic forces, as in some trains

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From levitate + -ion, from Latin levitas (“lightness”), patterned in English on gravitate.

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