teleport
teleport Lexical Profile
teleport Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To transport or be transported across space and distance instantaneously, without traveling through the physical space in between (especially in science fiction or fantasy).
"In the novel, the crew can teleport directly from their orbiting spacecraft to the planet's surface."
To transfer the quantum state of a particle to another distant particle without moving the physical object itself (in quantum physics).
"Physicists in the laboratory managed to teleport the quantum state of a photon across several kilometers of optical fiber."
• noun
An instance of teleporting, or a device or portal used to transport someone or something instantaneously across space (especially in science fiction and video games).
"The player used a quick teleport to escape the dungeon before the timer ran out."
A telecommunications ground station that connects a satellite or geocentric orbital network with a terrestrial communications network, such as the internet.
"The broadcasting company constructed a new teleport outside the city to manage high-bandwidth satellite uplinks."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in 1931 by the American paranormal writer Charles Fort as a back-formation from "teleportation," combining the Greek prefix tele- (meaning "far off") with the Latin verb portare (meaning "to carry").