tel·e·por·ta·tion

(tĕl′ə-pôr-tā′shən)

A hypothetical method of transportation in which matter is converted into minute particles or into energy at one point and re-created in original form at another.

[tele- + (trans)portation.]

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Noun

teleportation - a hypothetical mode of instantaneous transportation; matter is dematerialized at one place and recreated at another

transfer, transferral, transportation, conveyance, transport - the act of moving something from one location to another

science fiction - literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society

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téléportation

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