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

Examples of teleportation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That is the magic teleportation of art. —Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026

Brassard and Bennett’s work on teleportation, while still in an experimental stage, is now part of the quantum lore. —Steven Levy, Wired News, 18 Mar. 2026

Even as Riley’s high-concept, allegorical sci-fi spins wildly out of control, especially around a teleportation device that’s somehow both under- and overexplained, the three actors ground a dizzying, entertaining acid trip that plays all the way to the back of the room. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026

Qunnect, Deutsche Telekom, and other partners will extend this demonstration to multi-node teleportation configurations. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

tele- + transportation

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for teleportation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration