teleportation

noun

tele·por·ta·tion | \ ˌte-lə-ˌpȯr-ˈtā-shən

, -pər-\

Definition of teleportation

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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That makes teleportation a really risky and downright ridiculous prediction. — Lara Sorokanich, Popular Mechanics, "How to See the Future," 15 Aug. 2016 Love is, perhaps unsurprisingly, one of them — but so is teleportation. — Sean O'kane, The Verge, "LCD Soundsystem’s new music video is basically a Rian Johnson short film," 27 Sep. 2018 In a classic mad scientist tale, Jeff Goldblum invents a teleportation device but uses it without realizing a fly has gotten into the machine with him. — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, "The Best '80s Horror Movies That Are Still Terrifying Today," 23 Oct. 2018 If successful, the project would be the world’s first genuine quantum-teleportation network. — Davide Castelvecchi, Scientific American, "The Quantum Internet Has Arrived (and It Hasn’t)," 16 Feb. 2018 Physicists have determined that Star Trek-style teleportation is impossible. — Lara Sorokanich, Popular Mechanics, "How to See the Future," 15 Aug. 2016 On the topic of super powers, two-time Olympic medalist and Indiana native Nick Goepper said reading minds and teleportation aren't for him. — David Lindquist, Indianapolis Star, "Chris ‘Thor’ Hemsworth generates superhero buzz among Indy 500 celebs," 27 May 2018 The beauty of quantum teleportation is that the quantum information does not technically travel along the network. — Davide Castelvecchi, Scientific American, "The Quantum Internet Has Arrived (and It Hasn’t)," 16 Feb. 2018 This year Alessandro Michele of Gucci introduced fall 2017 advertising images of U.F.O.s, and beam-me-up-Scottie teleportation platforms. — Ruth La Ferla, New York Times, "Why Is Fashion Having an Astral Moment?," 8 Dec. 2017

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