teleportation
noun
tele·por·ta·tion
ˌte-lə-ˌpȯr-ˈtā-shən 
-pər-
1
: the act or process of moving an object or person by psychokinesis
2
in fiction
: instantaneous travel between two locations without crossing the intervening space
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In the comics, Sidewinder is the alter ego of economics professor Seth Voelker, who gains the power of teleportation via a cloak (a gift from the Egyptian god Set) and forms a criminal organization called The Serpent Society.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 July 2024
Instead, the three theorists found that a technique called quantum teleportation, which transfers the state of one qubit to another, could in some cases create an initial state of the qubits on which the gates were sure to work.
—science.org, 10 June 2024
Nightcrawler is a superhero associated with X-Men who has the power of teleportation.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 16 June 2024
The diversity of the selection at SIFF this year certainly offers the promise of just that sort of cinematic teleportation.
—Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 June 2024
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 July 2024
Instead, the three theorists found that a technique called quantum teleportation, which transfers the state of one qubit to another, could in some cases create an initial state of the qubits on which the gates were sure to work.
—science.org, 10 June 2024
Nightcrawler is a superhero associated with X-Men who has the power of teleportation.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 16 June 2024
The diversity of the selection at SIFF this year certainly offers the promise of just that sort of cinematic teleportation.
—Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for teleportation
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“Teleportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teleportation. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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