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Magnetic levitation Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Magnetic levitation has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

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

See Also
transporting counterbalance supporting diamagnetic levitation magnetic field maglev gravitational levitron
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
rail technology
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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