levitation

[lev-i-tey-shuhn]

noun

1. the act or phenomenon of levitating.

2. the raising or rising of a body in air by supernatural means.

Other Word Forms

• levitational adjective
• levitative adjective
• self-levitation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of levitation¹

First recorded in 1660–70; levitate + -ion

Related Words

• altitude 
• ascent 
• mountain