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levitation Definition

levi·ta·tion (lev′ə tās̸hən)

noun

  1. a levitating or being levitated
  2. the illusion of raising and keeping a heavy body in the air with little or no physical support

levitation Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: The research program will develop technologies for mineral separation using magnetic levitation, and for manipulation of nanomaterials using magnetic fields.
  • disprove: If so, this does not disprove levitation, let alone demon possession.
  • do: Apparently he'll be doing some levitation on the stage tomorrow.

Preposition: for

fun: In this case, the paper by Hamm, " Porcine levitation for fun and profit " occupies pp.

Adjective modifier

  • magnetic: The repulsive force between like poles of magnets can be used for magnetic levitation which engineers are trying to exploit in modern train systems.
  • diamagnetic: Furthermore, we learned that we were not the first to discover diamagnetic levitation.
  • present: Even to the present levitation is often thought to be involved in cases of demonic possession.
  • such: As such, levitation is a ' paranormal ' or supernatural event comparable with miracles.

Modifies a noun

  • system: They apply to new rail vehicles used on railways, tramways, monorail systems or magnetic levitation systems.
  • train: The potential application of magnetic levitation to transportation has been known since the 19th century and been implemented in numerous Magnetic levitation trains.
  • technology: It was opened in January 2003 and is the first commercial high-speed maglev train in the world, using state-of-the-art electromagnetic levitation technology.
  • melting: Adapting mesh and magnetic field for simulations of levitation melting.
  • act: Also, when Jesus did his levitation act, supposedly dead people emerged from their tombs.

Noun used with modifier

  • hand: As a simple example of how feedback loops can create some of the hypnotic effects that are commonly known we may take hand levitation.
  • table: In the past communicators said: ' One day you will get table levitation.
  • close-up: Well Alex Markov has created the BEST of the BEST when it comes to close-up levitations.
  • card: What the manufacturer says... A self-contained playing card levitation.

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