levitation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The raising of something, such as a body, without apparent physical cause, allegedly using the power of the mind.
The suspension of something via technical means without any mechanical support, such as by magnetism.

/ˌlɛvɪˈteɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-levitation.wav

levitation levitations

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

buoyancy

levitational magnetic levitation nanolevitation optical levitation

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