levitate
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"We can levitate objects against gravity by immersing them in a sound field called a standing wave."
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
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
The Wall Street journal quoted him as predicting that “we could magnetically levitate trains above superconducting rails, change the way electricity is stored and transferred, and revolutionize medical imaging.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2023
Sitting in the entrance, he tried to make the blackthorn wand levitate small stones at his feet; but his magic still seemed clumsier and less powerful than it had done before.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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