teleport

English

Etymology

Back-formation from teleportation.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɛləpɔː(ɹ)t/
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Verb

teleport (third-person singular simple present teleports, present participle teleporting, simple past and past participle teleported)

(intransitive) To travel, often instantaneously, from one point to another without physically crossing the distance between the two points.
(transitive) To move an object in this fashion, as by telekinesis.

Synonyms

(to travel from one point to another without physically crossing the distance): beam

Related terms

Translations

travel without physically crossing distance

Czech: teleportovat
Finnish: kaukosiirtyä, etäsiirtyä, teleportata (slang)
French: téléporter (fr)
German: teleportieren (de)

Italian: teletrasportare (it)
Portuguese: teletransportar, teleportar
Swedish: teleportera (sv)
Turkish: ışınlanmak

move an object by teleportation

Finnish: kaukosiirtää, etäsiirtää, teleportata (slang)
German: teleportieren (de)

Romanian: teleporta

Noun

teleport (plural teleports)

(science fiction) A teleporter.
A satellite ground station.
- 2004, D. K. Sachdev, Business Strategies For Satellite Systems, page 131:
  Teleports provide access to multiple satellites and other media as well. Independently owned teleports may also provide competitive access to different satellite systems.

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