teleportation
Use Teleportation in a sentence
əˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt verb (used with object)
to transport (a body) by telekinesis.
Related forms
tel·e·por·ta·tion, tel·e·por·tage, noun
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teleport (ˈtɛlɪˌpɔːt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) (in science fiction) to transport (a person or object) across a distance instantaneously | |
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| telepor'tation | |
| —n | |
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| teleport (ˈtɛlɪˌpɔːt) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) (in science fiction) to transport (a person or object) across a distance instantaneously | |
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| telepor'tation | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
teleportation
1931, as a term in psychics and science fiction, from tele- + (trans)portation.
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Example sentences
Alternatively, those guys working on teleportation need to get cracking.
One application of shared entanglement is a novel quantum communication protocol called quantum teleportation.
It resulted in the discovery of teleportation which has now been accomplished.
Teleportation was long considered impossible because it violates the so-called uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics.
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