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levitate

[lev-i-teyt] / ˈlɛv ɪˌteɪt /


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This causes microdroplets to levitate and jump off the surface within milliseconds at lower temperatures because the speed of boiling can be controlled by changing the height of the pillars.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2024

Planetary scientists think that electrostatic forces generated from this interaction levitate dust or ice above the ring to form the spokes, though after several decades no theory perfectly predicts the spokes.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023

It’s the spell you cast to levitate something.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2023

“They are not going to levitate when they get there,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2023

“Well, I can never levitate anything right, so we ’re even,” Widget says, but he takes her cup without complaint and concentrates until it too is steaming and hot again.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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