teleportation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a hypothetical mode of instantaneous transportation; matter is dematerialized at one place and recreated at another

Etymology

Coined by author Charles Fort in his 1931 book Lo! from tele- + transportation.

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