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Magnetic levitation   /mægnˈɛtɪk lˌɛvɪtˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Magnetic levitation

noun
1.
High-speed rail technology; train is suspended on a magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction.  Synonym: maglev.





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"Magnetic levitation" Quotes from Famous Books



... force driving apart.] Repulsion. — N. repulsion; driving from &c. v.; repulse, abduction. magnetic repulsion, magnetic levitation; antigravity. V. repel, push from, drive apart, drive from &c. 276; chase, dispel; retrude[obs3]; abduce[obs3], abduct; send away; repulse. keep at arm's length, turn one's back upon, give the cold shoulder; send off, send away with a flea in one's ear. ...
— Roget's Thesaurus


Words linked to "Magnetic levitation" :   railroading, rail technology, maglev


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