LEVITATION

levitation

(noun) the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means

levitation

(noun) movement upward in virtue of lightness

levitation

(noun) the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

levitation (countable and uncountable, plural levitations)

The raising of something, such as a body, without apparent physical cause, allegedly using the power of the mind

The suspension of something via technical means without any mechanical support, such as by magnetism

Anagrams

• velitation

Source: Wiktionary


Lev`i*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. levis light in weight.]

1. Lightness; buoyancy; act of making light. Paley.

2. The act or process of making buoyant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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