levitate
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levitate
be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity "The guru claimed that he could levitate" -
(v)
levitate
cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity "The magician levitated the woman"
![Priests and Levites celebrate the Passover (Pesach or Jewish Easter) with unleavened bread. The animals are sacrificed on the altar outside, some dead sheep are ready on the ground. In the margin above the image is the text III Esdrae I [Esdrae 6].](http://static.finedictionary.com/media//illustrations/137/51/78729_th1.jpg "Priests and Levites celebrate the Passover (Pesach or Jewish Easter) with unleavened bread. The animals are sacrificed on the altar outside, some dead sheep are ready on the ground. In the margin above the image is the text III Esdrae I [Esdrae 6].")
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Levitate
(Spiritualism) To make buoyant; to cause to float in the air; as, to levitate a table. -
Levitate
lĕv"ĭ*tāt To rise, or tend to rise, as if lighter than the surrounding medium; to become buoyant; -- opposed to gravitate.
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levitate
To cause to become buoyant in the atmosphere; make light, so as to cause to float in the air; deprive of normal gravity. -
levitate
To act or move by force of levity—that is, by a repulsive force, contrary to gravity; overcome the force of gravity by means of specific lightness: especially, in recent use, said of a body heavier than the air, but supposed to rise in it by spiritual means.
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(v.t)
Levitate
to cause to float
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary L. levitas, -atis, lightness. See Levity
Mungo Thomson riffs on Michael Heizer's 'Levitated Mass'. latimes.com
Levitated Mass exhibit to debut at LACMA. abclocal.go.com
Whether performing or talking, Lotus almost constantly flashes an illusionist's smile, as though he's about to pull some slick act of levitation you weren't expecting. laweekly.com
Ever since it became clear that the MC5's attempt to levitate Sun Ra's starship was basically a complete failure, like-minded subsequent units have attempted more or less successfully to improve on the blueprint. villagevoice.com
The creator of the 'Levitated Mass' sculpture at LACMA, whose centerpiece is a 340-ton boulder, Michael Heizer is no stranger to exploring the complexities of giant stone. latimes.com
The 'miracle' of the levitating slinky (cooler than it seems). kplu.org
The Miracle Of The Levitating Slinky . vasfm.org
View full size Eric Francis, Associated Press Josh Pierce looks like he was about to levitate following the final out of Monday's elimination-game victory over Florida. cleveland.com
The way he describes it, it's almost like levitation. blog.mlive.com
Oh, and she eventually levitates. spin.com
Or problems could be solved by magnetic levitation (MAGLEV) vehicles. denverpost.com
When the car 'levitated' I was sure it was fake. designnews.com
The attention given to Michael Heizer's 'Levitated Mass' at LACMA has many anticipating a masterpiece or a fiasco. latimes.com
The 'miracle' of the levitating slinky (cooler than it seems ). kplu.org
INTERVIEWS Watch Nude Beach Levitate a Goat in 'Some Kinda Love' Video. spin.com
Variation of the maximum mass to be suspended versus the upper magnet thickness H – in this plot, the levitated magnet weight has been already subtracted.
Feasibility of a magnetic suspension for second generation Gravitational Wave interferometers
Variation of the maximum mass to be suspended versus the upper magnet length L – in this plot, the levitated magnet weight has been already subtracted.
Feasibility of a magnetic suspension for second generation Gravitational Wave interferometers
Dependence of the restoring force along the mirror optical axis direction on the variation of the upper magnet length L: results are shown for two different free-gap values (d = 5 cm and d = 10 cm), for a levitated magnet (15 × 15 × 2) cm3 and for a constant misalignment of 1 mm along the length direction.
Feasibility of a magnetic suspension for second generation Gravitational Wave interferometers
Sensitive experiments searching for weak forces invariably require soft suspension for the measurement degree of freedom. A promising soft suspension with low dissipation is superconducting magnetic levitation.
Experimental Tests of General Relativity
Levitation in 1-g, however, requires a large magnetic field, which tends to couple to the measurement degree of freedom through metrology errors and coil non-linearity, and stiffen the mode.
Experimental Tests of General Relativity
The priest and the Levite saw the wounded man that fell among the thieves, and passed by on the other side. "Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851" by
He looked at the buttons on the dash, wondering which would make it levitate. "Pursuit" by
The boys who had levitated themselves up to the Saucer would be missing. "What Rough Beast?" by
And the Levites caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place. "The Bible Story" by
You'll find, when all's said an' done, that she's plumb levitous, an' levitous folks is triflin'. "Ewing\'s Lady" by
We read that a Levite next came along the highway where this wounded man was lying in his helplessness. "To The Work! To The Work!" by
You uncivil fellow, you come hither to tell my lady of her faults, as if her own Levite could not discern 'em? "A Select Collection of Old English Plays" by
We may call this a principle of levitation, as opposed to gravitation. "A Critical History of Greek Philosophy" by
All ye holy priests and levites, pray for us. "Mary, Help of Christians" by
And when he enters the synagogue, the Levites meet him with songs. "Yiddish Tales" by
The populace, the Levites, and the scribes,
Brought Jesus bound, unto the Judgement-hall,
There to be tri'd, and judg'd before them all.
Yet none in their kindness his deep wants relieved:
Both "Priest and Levite" passed by in succession,
With cold-like indifference to the bereav'd.
Body, a sheet of newsprint on the fire
Levitating a numb minute in the updraft
Over the scalding, red topography
That will put her heart out like an only eye.
And left upon the road, to die;
No aid or comfort he receives
From Priest, or Levite, passing by;
How the despised Samaritan
Proved the true neighbor to that man.
From Levite, Pharisee and Priest,
Down to the lowest dregs of fate,
From mightiest even to the least;
Yes, in this motley throng we find
The palsied, sick, mute, halt, and blind.
While ye dash the Law to pieces, shatter it in life and soul;
Bearing up the Ark is lightsome, golden Apis hid within,
While we Levites share the offerings, richer by the people's sin.