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levitational

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lev⋅i⋅ta⋅tion

[lev-i-tey-shuhn]
–noun
1. the act or phenomenon of levitating.
2. the raising or rising of a body in air by supernatural means.

Origin:
1660–70; levitate + -ion


lev⋅i⋅ta⋅tion⋅al, adjective
lev⋅i⋅ta⋅tive, adjective
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lev·i·tate   (lěv'ĭ-tāt')   
intr. & tr.v.   lev·i·tat·ed, lev·i·tat·ing, lev·i·tates
To rise or cause to rise into the air and float in apparent defiance of gravity.

[From Latin levis, light (on the model of gravitate); see levity.]
lev'i·ta'tion n., lev'i·ta'tion·al adj., lev'i·ta'tor n.
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