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teleportation

teleportation noun: any of many (mostly hypothetical or fictional) processes of moving matter from one spatial point to another without physically crossing the space in between and which are often depicted or described as happening instantaneously, and through dematerialization or gateways.

Noun

teleportation (plural teleportations)

  1. Any of many (mostly hypothetical or fictional) processes of moving matter from one spatial point to another without physically crossing the space in between and which are often depicted or described as happening instantaneously, and through dematerialization or gateways.

teleportation meaning in Bengali, Arabic, Indonesian and Vietnamese

teleportation in Bengali

ডিম্যাটেরিয়ালাইজেশন, গেটওয়ের মাধ্যমে

teleportation in Arabic

process of moving matter from one point to another
إِنْتِقَال آنِي ʔintiqāl ʔānī

teleportation in Indonesian

process of moving matter from one point to another
teleportasi, lipat bumi

teleportation in Vietnamese

process of moving matter from one point to another
dịch chuyển tức thời

Synonyms of teleportation

Forms of teleportation

pluralteleportations

Origin of teleportation

Coined by author Charles Fort in his 1931 book Lo! from tele- + transportation.

Words formed from teleportation

Questions about teleportation

What does teleportation mean?
Teleportation means any of many (mostly hypothetical or fictional) processes of moving matter from one spatial point to another without physically crossing the space in between and which are often depicted or described as happening instantaneously, and through dematerialization or gateways.
What is teleportation in Bengali?
Teleportation in Bengali is ডিম্যাটেরিয়ালাইজেশন, গেটওয়ের মাধ্যমে. See Teleportation meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is teleportation?
Teleportation is a noun.
What is the plural of teleportation?
The plural of teleportation is teleportations.

Words near teleportation in the dictionary

  1. teleport
  2. teleportable
  3. teleportage
  4. teleportal
  5. teleportals
  6. teleportation
  7. teleportational
  8. teleportations
  9. teleportative
  10. teleported
  11. teleporter

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