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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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.
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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
Few concepts in King’s entire catalogue are as existentially sickening as the terrible and temporal pitfalls of teleportation.
—Neil McRobert, Vulture, 20 May 2024
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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
Few concepts in King’s entire catalogue are as existentially sickening as the terrible and temporal pitfalls of teleportation.
—Neil McRobert, Vulture, 20 May 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 15 Jul. 2024.
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