| magnetic levitation n. A high-speed rail technology by which a train can travel free of friction at speeds of 480 kilometers (300 miles) per hour or more. The train is suspended on a magnetic cushion about half an inch above an elevated magnetic track, whose moving magnetic field alternately attracts and repels magnets mounted on the train, which is pushed and pulled along by this process. |
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| Noun | 1. |  magnetic levitation - high-speed rail technology; train is suspended on a magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels free of frictionrail technology, railroading - the activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads |
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