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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

Those droplets constantly off-gas carbon dioxide, causing them to levitate slightly above the surfaces they sit on.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024

His narrator, Richard, is the least shiny of a golden foursome whose youth, beauty and careless wealth allow them to levitate somewhere over Sydney Harbor, happily encased in the champagne bubble of their bottomless self-regard.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2024

It’s the spell you cast to levitate something.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2023

Maya asks, hanging on tight to her mom’s hand, like she could levitate and float away.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway




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