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levitation

[lev-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌlɛv ɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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A superconductor is characterized by zero resistivity and perfect diamagnetic behavior, which leads to dissipationless transport and magnetic levitation.

From Science Daily • Oct. 2, 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

“What in the wingardium leviosa is that dress,” one person wrote, referencing the levitation spell Watson’s Hermione uses to make a feather fly in the first “Harry Potter” film.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 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

Pirates and Small World were converted to magnetic levitation, and they opened up Grand Canyon Land in the dry moat around Tom Sawyer’s Island.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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