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levitational

levitational

8.1
Able to make things float above the ground
  • adjective
  • /ˌlɛvɪˈteɪʃənl/
translation icon : levitacional
  • The magician performed a stunning trick using levitational forces to make the table float in mid-air.

Examples

  • Once again, I cite Batcheldor, who found in his table-tilting experiments in which he produced levitational and other effects, that a psi-favorable group dynamic involved a game-like attitude marked by good humor, song, spontaneity, and camaraderie.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Scientists are studying levitational technology that could allow objects to hover without any support.

  • His grandfather scowled from his magnetic levitational wheelchair.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The display featured a levitational sculpture that seemed to defy gravity, captivating all the visitors.

Synonyms

antigravity
vslevitational
  • Specialized
7.3

Making things float by working against gravity

relates generally to causing or being made to float rather than specific technologies

Surface Forms

levitational positive

Morphology

levitational = levitation (transparent) = levitate + ion + al

The adjective is formed in the regular way from 'levitation' plus '-al', so its meaning is directly recoverable from the base word.

Etymology

The word levitational comes from the Latin root lev- meaning 'light', as in 'not heavy', and it shares this root with levitate and elevate. So, levitational describes something that can 'lift' or make things 'float' above the ground.