levitation

C2 Topic:Science & Research
US /ˌlɛvɪˈteɪʃən/ UK /ˌlɛvɪˈteɪʃən/
noun Freq #41031

Meanings

  1. 1
    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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Word family
Derived forms levitationalnanolevitation
Related forms buoyancy

Etymology

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

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