levitation meaning

levitation as a noun

1. the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means

   Type of: phenomenon

   Related forms: levitate

2. movement upward in virtue of lightness

   Opposite: gravitation

   Type of: change of location

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

   Type of: rise

levitation in a sentence

• Superconducting magnets can be used for the levitation of high-speed trains.

How to pronounce levitation

levitation is pronounced /ˌlɛvɪˈteɪʃən/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the third syllable.

Words that rhyme with levitation

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• concentration
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• education
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• duration
• location