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teleportation

(tel′ə pôr tā′s̸hən)

noun

the theoretical transportation of matter through space by converting it into energy and then reconverting it at the terminal point

Origin: tele- + (trans)portation

Related Forms:

teleport transitive verb

See teleportation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A hypothetical method of transportation in which matter or information is dematerialized, usually instantaneously, at one point and recreated at another.

Origin:

Origin: tele-

Origin: + (trans)portation

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