TELEPORT

teleport

(verb) transport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at another

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

teleport (third-person singular simple present teleports, present participle teleporting, simple past and past participle teleported)

(intransitive) To travel, often instantaneously, from one point to another without physically crossing the distance between the two points.

(transitive) To move (an object) in this fashion, as by telekinesis.

Synonyms

• (to travel from one point to another without physically crossing the distance): beam

Noun

teleport (plural teleports)

(scifi) A teleporter.

A satellite ground station.

Anagrams

• treeplot

Source: Wiktionary



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