Meanings
- uncountableA method of supporting and transporting objects and vehicles by using a magnetic field to counterbalance the gravitational pull.
Synonyms: maglev
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA method of supporting and transporting objects and vehicles by using a magnetic field to counterbalance the gravitational pull.
More synonyms by meaning
nounhigh-speed rail technology; train is suspended on a magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 磁懸浮 /磁悬浮
- 磁懸浮 /磁悬浮 (cíxuánfú)method of supporting objects
Finnish magneettinen levitaatio
- magneettinen levitaatiomethod of supporting objects
Italian levitazione magnetica
- levitazione magneticamethod of supporting objects
Polish lewitacja magnetyczna
- lewitacja magnetycznamethod of supporting objects
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magnetic levitation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetic%20levitation
“magnetic levitation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetic%20levitation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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