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

This strange, ambitious novel is set in a version of Dublin where cars have been banned and people enter the country by teleportation. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman are partners in a snazzy teleportation bit who turn on each other after the tragic death of their assistant. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 17 July 2026

The entangled pair largely avoids transmission losses, which improves teleportation reliability. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

The paint is deftly mottled but its handling lacks the prowess of her later work (see, for example, Being Beamed, 1984, a fantasia of extraterrestrial teleportation in which the watercolor is sumptuous but perfectly controlled). — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 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