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单词 maglev
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maglevn.

Brit. /ˈmaɡlɛv/, U.S. /ˈmæɡˌlɛv/
Forms: 1900s– maglev, 1900s– mag-lev.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: magnetic adj., levitation n.
Etymology: < mag- (in magnetic adj.) + lev- (in levitation n.).
The use of magnetic repulsion to support a train or other vehicle out of contact with the ground; a transportation system employing this. Frequently attributive.
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society > travel > transport > transport by psychic or futuristic means > [noun]
teleportation1931
transporter1940
teleporting1946
teletransportation1946
teleportage1951
magnetic levitation1966
maglev1973
1973 Financial Times 7 Sept. 25/7 Krauss-Maffei expects to be running a 20-passenger ‘maglev’ vehicle capable of speeds up to 250 mph later this autumn.
1974 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 16 May 4/4 The Canadian program is aimed at the development of mag-lev vehicles which will travel at 300 miles an hour, carrying about 100 passengers each.
1988 B. Sterling Islands in Net (1989) vi. 185 Floors zipped past in ghastly mag-lev silence with only the occasional sniffle or rustle of newspaper.
1993 Rolling Stone 10 June 37 Maglev could revolutionize intercity travel.
1997 Sci. Amer. Oct. 77/1 As engineers have attempted to perfect maglevs, high-speed forms of conventional rail technology have become an increasingly attractive alternative.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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