Definition

Noun: A hypothetical process or technology for instantaneously moving an object or person from one location to another by dematerializing it at the point of origin and recreating it at the destination.

Usage

Teleportation is used primarily in the context of science fiction, theoretical physics, and speculative technology. It describes a concept, not a current reality. - It is commonly the subject of scientific thought experiments and philosophical discussions about the nature of matter and information. - In fiction, it is often depicted as a means of transportation for characters or objects.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The science fiction novel featured a starship capable of faster-than-light travel and teleportation.
  • Physicists debate whether quantum teleportation of information could ever be scaled to macroscopic objects.
  • In the video game, you can use a teleportation pad to instantly move between levels.

Advanced Usage

• "Quantum teleportation": A real, demonstrated process in quantum physics where the state of a particle is transmitted from one location to another using quantum entanglement. This is distinct from the science-fiction concept of transporting matter.
  • The experiment successfully demonstrated quantum teleportation over a distance of several kilometers.

Variants and Related Words

• Teleport (verb): The act of using teleportation.
  • In the story, the hero can teleport to any location he can visualize.
• Teleporter (noun): A device or person that enables teleportation.
  • They stepped onto the teleporter platform and vanished.

Synonyms

• Instantaneous transportation
• Beaming (colloquial, from science fiction, e.g., "Beam me up, Scotty.")

Related Phrases

• "To teleport in/out": To arrive or depart by means of teleportation.
  • The wizard teleported out just as the dragon attacked.
• "Teleportation device": A machine designed for teleportation.
  • The inventor claimed to have built a functional teleportation device.

Noun

1. a hypothetical mode of instantaneous transportation; matter is dematerialized at one place and recreated at another