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levitate

[lev-i-teyt] / ˈlɛv ɪˌteɪt /


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Those droplets constantly off-gas carbon dioxide, causing them to levitate slightly above the surfaces they sit on.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024

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 crowd seemed to rise off its feet and levitate alongside it.

From New York Times • Oct. 23, 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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