How to Use magnetic levitation in a Sentence

magnetic levitation

noun
  • There wouldn’t be any axle; the tires would be held in place by magnetic levitation.
    — Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2021
  • The bullet train is able to travel at such high speeds because of magnetic levitation.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 July 2021
  • As the person gets close to the ground, magnetic levitation would hopefully buoy them back up.
    — Rhett Allain, Wired, 23 Jan. 2020
  • This is the promise of magnetic levitation, or maglev, trains.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The train pods would hover above the track, using either magnetic levitation or air-bearings.
    — Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, 23 Apr. 2018
  • The pods glide at speeds similar to airplanes while floating above the ground using magnetic levitation.
    — Nicole Goodkind, Fortune, 21 June 2021
  • To do away with the former, the pod needs to hover above its track, making hyperloop a magnetic levitation (maglev) train.
    — Anamaria Silic, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2021
  • The team used a 200kW battery and opted for a system on wheels rather than magnetic levitation.
    — Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, 23 July 2018
  • The pod quickly lifts above the track using magnetic levitation and glides at airline speeds for long distances due to ultra-low aerodynamic drag.
    — Alice Bonasio, Ars Technica, 4 Mar. 2018
  • The feat was achieved using a magnetic levitation bioassembly device installed onboard the station.
    — Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2020
  • The pods, which travel through a low-pressure tube using magnetic levitation, will also be capable of hauling cargo.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2020
  • The startup is working on technology that would use magnetic levitation in low-pressure tubes to transport people and goods at airplane-like speeds.
    — P R Sanjai, Bloomberg.com, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Virgin's system includes magnetic levitation, much like used in advanced high speed rail projects in Japan and Germany.
    — Matt McFarland, CNN, 8 Nov. 2020
  • If the external field is strong enough, this can even overcome the force of gravity, leading to the phenomenon of magnetic levitation.
    — Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 23 June 2021
  • The pod, which floats through magnetic levitation, was successfully propelled down the test track at speeds of 300 mph this afternoon.
    — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 11 May 2016
  • Platforms will be propelled electrically and will hover over the track using magnetic levitation.
    — Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, 15 Nov. 2017
  • Hyperloop is a transit system where pods carrying passengers and cargo use magnetic levitation to glide above a track system.
    — Steve Vockrodt, kansascity, 30 Jan. 2018
  • China has pushed magnetic levitation technology into a new speed class after a dramatic test.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Record sprint on a short test line The test took place on a dedicated magnetic levitation line designed to study extreme acceleration.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Using magnetic levitation, the pod that the company hopes to one day fill with people and cargo attained 240 mph — a new speed record for the company.
    — Max Londberg, kansascity, 19 Dec. 2017
  • Well, that, plus some crazy engineering, magnetic levitation, giant vacuums and yep, tubes that could someday fling us around at near supersonic speeds.
    — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Researchers in China have researched a solution to one of the largest issues facing magnetic levitation (maglev) trains.
    — Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
  • That’s right—the train, which takes just over 7 minutes to complete the journey using magnetic levitation (maglev) technology, doesn’t go to the city center.
    — Cynthia Drescher, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2018
  • The Maglev, or magnetic levitation train, runs on cutting-edge technology.
    — Mei Zhang, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016
  • The unproven high-speed transportation system uses magnetic levitation similar to that of high-speed rail projects in Japan and Germany.
    — Harold Maass, TheWeek, 9 Nov. 2020
  • This avoids the size and complexity of magnetic levitation systems that require large magnets or pneumatic setups that depend on pressurized gas.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The project will use technology similar to the magnetic levitation trains that operate in Europe and Asia.
    — Eoin O'Carroll, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Dec. 2017
  • Virgin's system includes magnetic levitation, much like the technology used in advanced high-speed rail projects in Japan and Germany.
    — Anamaria Silic, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2021
  • The shinkansen train uses superconducting maglev (short for magnetic levitation) to achieve these incredible speeds.
    — Roberto Baldwin, Car and Driver, 3 Feb. 2020
  • Hyperloop tracks will also have to be of higher quality than traditional high-speed rail or magnetic levitation, Goodall said, to ensure a smooth ride quality.
    — Matt McFarland, CNN, 20 Nov. 2020

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