levitation

[ lev-i-tey-shuhn ]

/ ˌlɛv ɪˈteɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act or phenomenon of levitating.

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

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Origin of levitation

First recorded in 1660–70; levitate + -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM levitation

lev·i·ta·tion·al, adjectivelev·i·ta·tive, adjectiveself-lev·i·ta·tion, noun

Words nearby levitation

Levin tube, levirate, Levi's, Lévi-Strauss, levitate, levitation, Levite, leviter, Levitical, Leviticus, Levitra

How to use levitation in a sentence

That thin air happens to be perfect for levitation with light.
Light levitation might help explore Earth’s ‘ignorosphere’|Kathryn Hulick|April 21, 2021|Science News For Students
The video culminates with an Exorcist-style full body levitation.
Lady Gaga, Avril Lavigne & More Best Music Videos of the Week (VIDEO)|Victoria Kezra|August 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
From the moment you leave the gate there is a sequence of strange noises, hisses, clunks, roars, juddering, and sudden levitation.
No, Noah Gallagher Shannon, Your Plane Was Not Going to Crash|Clive Irving|June 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
So [his levitation] is sort of a joke but it also feels—it does feel like a way out.
The David Foster Wallace Generation|Seth Colter Walls|April 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Several times during the course of this séance, and during the levitation of the table, I said, "There is no spirit."
Mysterious Psychic Forces|Camille Flammarion
At 9.37 a slight lifting on the left; then a lifting on the right, and a total levitation (photograph).
Mysterious Psychic Forces|Camille Flammarion
A third levitation takes place, after the left leg (the incriminated one) of the medium has been bound to the left leg of M. L.
Mysterious Psychic Forces|Camille Flammarion
Eusapia's right hand was on the table, in full view,—though sometimes she held it in the air during the levitation.
Mysterious Psychic Forces|Camille Flammarion
We regard this levitation as among the most important and most significant of Spiritualistic achievements.
Mysterious Psychic Forces|Camille Flammarion