lev·i·tate

(lĕv′ĭ-tāt′)

intr. & tr.v. lev·i·tat·ed, lev·i·tat·ing, lev·i·tates

To rise or cause to rise into the air and float in apparent defiance of gravity.

[From Latin levis, light (on the model of gravitate); see levity.]

lev′i·ta′tion n.

lev′i·ta′tion·al adj.

lev′i·ta′tor n.

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levitation

the process of rising or being raised in the air.

See also: Processes

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	levitation - the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means phenomenon - any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
	2.	levitation - movement upward in virtue of lightness change of location, travel - a movement through space that changes the location of something gravitation - movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction; "irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps"
	3.	levitation - the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means ascending, rise, ascent, ascension - the act of changing location in an upward direction

Translations

levitacevznášenívznášení se

levitation

Levitation

μετεωρισμός

levitación

leijutuslevitaatio

lévitation

felemelkedéslebegéslevitáció

levitazione

левитация

levitáciavznášanie

levitation

[ˌlevɪˈteɪʃən] N → levitación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

levitation

[ˌlɛvɪˈteɪʃ^ən] n → lévitation f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

levitation

n → Levitation f, → freies Schweben

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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Yes, gentlemen, here's your death explained, and without any levitation. The poor girl is writing a will in my favour; her cursed sister comes in, struggles for the pen, drags her to the well, and throws her down before she can finish it.

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Magnetic levitation (or maglev) trains achieve very high speeds with very low friction.

Regime wants to build world's first big 'maglev' line

Maglev (MAGnetic LEVitation) was the world's Fust commercial automated people-mover system of its type, and one of the historic cars is being sold to raise money for the charities Help for Heroes and Acorns Children's Hospice.

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Shanghai, China, November 07, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Differentiate yourself in points of sales thanks to an original and striking way of displaying your products: the magnetic levitation.

HIGHGY: Display Your Products in Levitation

FRANZ Harary, magician of global fame who has won fans all over the world with his levitation and illusion acts, has flopped on Indian reality TV.

WHY FRANZ HARARY FLOPPED ON INDIAN TV

Based at the North East Technology Park (NETPark) in Sedgefield, Durham Mag-Lev uses magnetic levitation to lift vehicles in wind tunnels.

North firm aims for pole position

This process is based on the levitation property of non ferromagnetic bodies sunken in a ferrofluid.

Magnetic Fluid Grinding (MFG) of internal rotating surfaces

Magnetic levitation bearings eliminate metal-to-metal contact and do not need lubricating oil.

Great green: new air-conditioning technology lowers costs and emissions

of Changchun City, China, has already made more than 27,000 freight railcars and 1,700 urban rail vehicles, which include monorail and magnetic levitation vehicles.

Roll them out

A high-speed magnetic levitation train, travelling at 125mph, crashed in north-western Germany yesterday, killing at least 23 people, in the first fatal wreck involving the hi-tech system.

At least 23 die as hi-tech train crashes in Germany