Search Result for "magnetic levitation":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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]


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]