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mag·lev

   [mag-lev]
noun
magnetic levitation.
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Origin:
1965–70; by shortening
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maglev (ˈmæɡˌlɛv)
 
—n
a type of high-speed train that runs on magnets supported by a magnetic field generated around the track
 
[C20: from mag(netic) lev(itation)]

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maglev
1973, contraction of magnetic levitation.
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