magnetic levitation

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magnetic levitation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  magnetic levitation \magnetic levitation\ n.
     The process of supporting an object, such as a vehicle, with
     a magnetic field so that it does not contact the object
     supporting it; it is a method used for eliminating friction
     in moving vehicles, and is used, e.g. in high-speed rail
     technology where a train is suspended on a magnetic cushion
     above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction.
     [WordNet 1.5]

magnetic levitation - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  magnetic levitation
      n 1: high-speed rail technology; train is suspended on a
           magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels
           free of friction [syn: magnetic levitation, maglev]