Definitions for magnetic levitation

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

magnet′ic levita′tion(n.)

  1. the suspension of an object above or below a second object by means of magnetic repulsion or attraction.

    Category: Electricity and Magnetism

Princeton's WordNet

  1. magnetic levitation, maglev(noun)

    high-speed rail technology; train is suspended on a magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction

Wiktionary

  1. magnetic levitation(Noun)

    a method of supporting and transporting objects and vehicles by using a magnetic field to counterbalance the gravitational pull


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