levitation
The raising of something, such as a body, without apparent physical cause, allegedly…The raising of something, such as a body, without apparent physical cause, allegedly using the power of the mind.
» Superconducting magnets can be used for the levitation of high-speed trains.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The raising of something, such as a body, without apparent physical cause, allegedly using the power of the mind.
Levitation
левита́цияlevitácija
(countable, uncountable)The suspension of something via technical means without any mechanical support, such as by magnetism.
Schweben
левита́цияlevitácija
- the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means
- movement upward in virtue of lightness
- the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means
Examples
3 sentencesSuperconducting magnets can be used for the levitation of high-speed trains.
The alien uses levitation and telekinesis.
ruИнопланетянин использует левитацию и телекинез.
They say that many Buddhist monks have exceptional abilities like levitation, abandoning the body and later returning to it at will.
ruГоворят, многие буддийские монахи обладают сверхъестественными способностями, например, могут висеть в воздухе или произвольно покидать своё тело, а затем возвращаться в него.
Translations
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Origin
From levitate + -ion, from Latin levitas (“lightness”), patterned in English on gravitate.From levitate + -ion, from Latin levitas (“lightness”), patterned in English on gravitate.
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Forms
plural: levitations| Singular | levitation |
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Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable