levitation

== English == === Etymology === From levitate +‎ -ion, from Latin levitas (“lightness”), patterned in English on gravitate. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌlɛvɪˈteɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === levitation (countable and uncountable, plural levitations) The raising of something, such as a body, without apparent physical cause, allegedly using the power of the mind. The suspension of something via technical means without any mechanical support, such as by magnetism. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === buoyancy === Further reading === Levitation (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Levitation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === velitation == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French lévitation. === Noun === levitation c levitation ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== levitera === References === “levitation”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “levitation”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)