teleportation

American  

[tel-uh-pawr-tay-shuhn] / ˌtɛl ə pɔrˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act of teleporting; the movement of an object through mental processes.

2. the ability to teleport.

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Explanation

Teleportation is the hypothetical ability to move instantly from one place to another, skipping all the space in between — like jumping from your bedroom to a sunny beach in the blink of an eye. Teleportation is a concept often found in sci-fi and fantasy, where characters can find themselves traveling quickly between distant locations in less than the time it takes to snap their fingers. Teleportation is also commonly used in video games, allowing players to save time by warping between various areas. While it remains fictional for now, the idea of teleportation sparks curiosity about the future of travel and how technology could one day transform the way we move.

Example Sentences

“Fire, it turns out, can be a remarkable time machine,” he writes, “a curious form of teleportation into the past and future all at once.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

The researchers' approach is also based on teleportation, but it aims to fix the problems associated with this technique.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2024

Usually, to prevent nausea, designers use teleportation as a method for moving through digital spaces.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2024

In general, the discovery enables almost ideal teleportation despite the presence of certain type of noise when using photons for teleportation.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2024

The University of Delaware has taken a leading role in the evolution of spatial teleportation sciences, with Dr. Sabio at the helm.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly