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levitation

[lev-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌlɛv ɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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The thrusters were mounted on opposite sides of a CubeSat positioned on a custom magnetic levitation test platform known as the MagLev.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Those that fall are lifted out of the way, as if by levitation, then lowered back into place after each frame.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2023

Some of the most exciting and promising clean tech — like magnetic levitation trains and other low-cost, high-speed transportation — could finally be viable for mass development with superconductor use.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2023

I found the embellishments that the directors devised — among them classic magic tricks with playing cards and levitation — leaven the play’s more plodding contrivances.

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2023

“It’s all about gravity,” I say, because I figure a levitation trick would definitely have something to do with gravity.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein




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