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[syn: magnetic levitation, maglev]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
magnetic levitation \magnetic levitation\ n.
The process of supporting an object, such as a vehicle, with
a magnetic field so that it does not contact the object
supporting it; it is a method used for eliminating friction
in moving vehicles, and is used, e.g. in high-speed rail
technology where a train is suspended on a magnetic cushion
above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
magnetic levitation
n 1: high-speed rail technology; train is suspended on a
magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels
free of friction [syn: magnetic levitation, maglev]