Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teleportation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: tele-por-ta-tion
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many (mostly hypothetical or fictional) processes of moving matter from one spatial point to another without physically crossing the space in between and which are often depicted or described as happening instantaneously, and through dematerialization or gateways.

Etymology

Coined by author Charles Fort in his 1931 book Lo! from tele- + transportation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tele

Inflected Forms

teleportations (plural)

Derived Forms

chronoportation teleport teleportational

Phrases

quantum teleportation

Synonyms

teleport teletransportation

Questions

What does teleportation mean?: Any of many (mostly hypothetical or fictional) processes of moving matter from one spatial point to another without physically crossing the space in between and which are often depicted or described as happening instantaneously, and through dematerialization or gateways.
Where does teleportation come from?: Coined by author Charles Fort in his 1931 book Lo! from tele- + transportation.

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