levitationn.

Brit.

/ˌlɛvᵻˈteɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌlɛvəˈteɪʃən/

Etymology: < levitate v. (see -ation suffix).

a. The action or process or levitating or rising in virtue of lightness. Opposed to gravitation n. 1. (In modern use chiefly transferred from 1b.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > lightness > [noun] > rising due to lightness

levitation1668

1668 H. More Divine Dialogues (1713) i. ix. 18 There being no such hard Pressure, no Levitation or Gravitation.

1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. xii. 248 The lungs also of birds..contain in them a provision, distinguishingly calculated for..levitation.

1902 Q. Rev. July 125 Many such victims of levitation [sc. deep-sea fishes] have been picked up at sea.

1909 H. G. Wells Tono-Bungay (U.K. ed.) iii. iii. 364 I lay in my customary glider position, horizontal and face downward, and the invisibility of all the machinery gave an extraordinary effect of independent levitation.

1966 New Statesman 18 Feb. 242/3 (advt.) Atmospheric levitation. Learn to glide.

b. The action or process of rising, or raising (a body), from the ground by ‘spiritualistic’ means.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > spiritualism > [noun] > raising by supposed lightness

levitation1874

1874 ‘G. Eliot’ Legend Jubal 191 On all points he adopts the latest views; Takes for the key of universal Mind The ‘levitation’ of stout gentlemen.

1875 Family Herald 13 Nov. 29/2 Levitation is an old claim of the marvellous, as old as Pythagoras.

1881 Times 30 Mar. 11/6 Levitation..or moving at will,..wholly independent of the laws of gravitation, is a universal dream.

1888 W. Besant Herr Paulus 89 The séances, manifestations, levitations [etc.].

c. The process of raising or supporting by invisible means something heavier than the surrounding fluid. Cf. levitate v. 2b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > action or fact of supporting > by other specific means

pinning1418

stanchioning1528

beaming1538

pillaring1607

tomming1858

levitation1939

surface mount1954

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrically induced magnetism > [noun] > support by

levitation1939

1939 Gen. Electric Rev. XLII. 231 (caption) As if by magic the shallow metallic dish rises into the air and appears to obey the gestures of the demonstrator's hand. Actually, the levitation results from a special application of electromagnetic principles.

1952 Jrnl. Electrochem. Soc. 99 205 Stable levitation..of various metals in the solid state was obtained between the coils..both in air and in vacuum.

1952 Jrnl. Appl. Physics 23 552/1 If electromagnetic levitation can be expanded to a larger scale, the following advantages can be anticipated: 1. The specimen touches no crucible or container during the heating, melting and drainage stages. 2. The heated or molten specimen can be protected by a suitable atmosphere or a vacuum. [Etc.]

1956 Philips Res. Rep. XI. 45 The possibilities..of levitation by auxiliary gravitational forces, by reaction forces and by forces in electromagnetic fields are investigated.

1961 Lancet 25 Nov. 1181/1 Levitation. It occurred to me that supporting a patient on air might solve some of the problems of nursing patients whose illness necessitates the avoidance of contact with their beds.

1971 Observer 28 Nov. 9/4 ‘Magnetic levitation’..could turn out to be the most important advance in transport technology since the internal combustion engine.

†2. The action or process of becoming lighter; also, the quality of being comparatively light; = buoyancy n. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > lightness > [noun] > becoming lighter

levitation1686

the world > matter > properties of materials > lightness > [noun]

lightnessa1225

levity1598

levitation1739

1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica ii. v. 221 The Currents in the Sea, as all Tides, are made by Levitation of the Humid Body.

1739 C. Labelye Short Acct. Piers Westm. Bridge 25 The Sides must rise by their own Levitation or Buoyancy.

3. figurative.

ΚΠ

1909 Q. Rev. Jan. 78 In other words, it [sc. Labour] obeys its own law of economic levitation, if we may be permitted to coin a phrase.

1962 W. Nowottny Lang. Poets Use vi. 123 The poet..has not yet figured as one who soars into a sphere where diction takes forms so conspicuously unprosaic..that [etc.]... It is my purpose now to begin to enquire at what point levitation into such a sphere may be said to have taken place.

1966 New Statesman 28 Jan. 138/3 In his third phase..Tippett concentrates on the spiritual ‘levitation’ effected by his winging lines and springing rhythms.

Derivatives

leviˈtational adj. of or pertaining to levitation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > lightness > [adjective] > rising due to lightness > relating to

levitational1903

1903 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 329 These people sought..for a levitational quality akin to the dormitive quality of opium, but never found it.

1912 J. Stephens Crock of Gold v. xiv. 206 Birds have atmospheric and levitational information which millions of years will not render accessible to us.

1969 New Scientist 17 Apr. 117/1 If the curve is anti-spatial (particle extinction) the field is anti-gravitational or levitational.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	levitation
释义	levitationn. Brit. /ˌlɛvᵻˈteɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌlɛvəˈteɪʃən/ Etymology: < levitate v. (see -ation suffix). 1. a. The action or process or levitating or rising in virtue of lightness. Opposed to gravitation n. 1. (In modern use chiefly transferred from 1b.) ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > lightness > [noun] > rising due to lightness levitation1668 1668 H. More Divine Dialogues (1713) i. ix. 18 There being no such hard Pressure, no Levitation or Gravitation. 1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. xii. 248 The lungs also of birds..contain in them a provision, distinguishingly calculated for..levitation. 1902 Q. Rev. July 125 Many such victims of levitation [sc. deep-sea fishes] have been picked up at sea. 1909 H. G. Wells Tono-Bungay (U.K. ed.) iii. iii. 364 I lay in my customary glider position, horizontal and face downward, and the invisibility of all the machinery gave an extraordinary effect of independent levitation. 1966 New Statesman 18 Feb. 242/3 (advt.) Atmospheric levitation. Learn to glide. b. The action or process of rising, or raising (a body), from the ground by ‘spiritualistic’ means. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > spiritualism > [noun] > raising by supposed lightness levitation1874 1874 ‘G. Eliot’ Legend Jubal 191 On all points he adopts the latest views; Takes for the key of universal Mind The ‘levitation’ of stout gentlemen. 1875 Family Herald 13 Nov. 29/2 Levitation is an old claim of the marvellous, as old as Pythagoras. 1881 Times 30 Mar. 11/6 Levitation..or moving at will,..wholly independent of the laws of gravitation, is a universal dream. 1888 W. Besant Herr Paulus 89 The séances, manifestations, levitations [etc.]. c. The process of raising or supporting by invisible means something heavier than the surrounding fluid. Cf. levitate v. 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > action or fact of supporting > by other specific means pinning1418 stanchioning1528 beaming1538 pillaring1607 tomming1858 levitation1939 surface mount1954 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrically induced magnetism > [noun] > support by levitation1939 1939 Gen. Electric Rev. XLII. 231 (caption) As if by magic the shallow metallic dish rises into the air and appears to obey the gestures of the demonstrator's hand. Actually, the levitation results from a special application of electromagnetic principles. 1952 Jrnl. Electrochem. Soc. 99 205 Stable levitation..of various metals in the solid state was obtained between the coils..both in air and in vacuum. 1952 Jrnl. Appl. Physics 23 552/1 If electromagnetic levitation can be expanded to a larger scale, the following advantages can be anticipated: 1. The specimen touches no crucible or container during the heating, melting and drainage stages. 2. The heated or molten specimen can be protected by a suitable atmosphere or a vacuum. [Etc.] 1956 Philips Res. Rep. XI. 45 The possibilities..of levitation by auxiliary gravitational forces, by reaction forces and by forces in electromagnetic fields are investigated. 1961 Lancet 25 Nov. 1181/1 Levitation. It occurred to me that supporting a patient on air might solve some of the problems of nursing patients whose illness necessitates the avoidance of contact with their beds. 1971 Observer 28 Nov. 9/4 ‘Magnetic levitation’..could turn out to be the most important advance in transport technology since the internal combustion engine. †2. The action or process of becoming lighter; also, the quality of being comparatively light; = buoyancy n. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > lightness > [noun] > becoming lighter levitation1686 the world > matter > properties of materials > lightness > [noun] lightnessa1225 levity1598 levitation1739 1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica ii. v. 221 The Currents in the Sea, as all Tides, are made by Levitation of the Humid Body. 1739 C. Labelye Short Acct. Piers Westm. Bridge 25 The Sides must rise by their own Levitation or Buoyancy. 3. figurative. ΚΠ 1909 Q. Rev. Jan. 78 In other words, it [sc. Labour] obeys its own law of economic levitation, if we may be permitted to coin a phrase. 1962 W. Nowottny Lang. Poets Use vi. 123 The poet..has not yet figured as one who soars into a sphere where diction takes forms so conspicuously unprosaic..that [etc.]... It is my purpose now to begin to enquire at what point levitation into such a sphere may be said to have taken place. 1966 New Statesman 28 Jan. 138/3 In his third phase..Tippett concentrates on the spiritual ‘levitation’ effected by his winging lines and springing rhythms. Derivatives leviˈtational adj. of or pertaining to levitation. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > lightness > [adjective] > rising due to lightness > relating to levitational1903 1903 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 329 These people sought..for a levitational quality akin to the dormitive quality of opium, but never found it. 1912 J. Stephens Crock of Gold v. xiv. 206 Birds have atmospheric and levitational information which millions of years will not render accessible to us. 1969 New Scientist 17 Apr. 117/1 If the curve is anti-spatial (particle extinction) the field is anti-gravitational or levitational. 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