maglev

Shortened from magnetic levitation.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæɡ.lɛv/

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maglev (not comparable)

1. (rail transport) Describing a train, system, etc, that operates by magnetic levitation.
   • 2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist‎^[1], volume 407, number 8838, archived from the original on 18 June 2020, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):

     A “moving platform” scheme […] is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays. This set-up solves several problems […]. Stopping high-speed trains wastes energy and time, so why not simply slow them down enough for a moving platform to pull alongside?

   • 2019 May 24, Serenitie Wang and Karla Cripps, “China unveils 600km/h maglev train prototype”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     After nearly three years of technical research, Ding said the team had developed a lightweight and high-strength train body that lays the technical foundation for the development of five sets of maglev engineering prototypes.

maglev (plural maglevs)

1. (rail transport) A train supported by magnetic levitation.
   • 2019 March 4, Maggie Hiufu Wong, “China to introduce new generation of driverless trains in 2020”, in CNN‎^[3]:

     When finished, the trains will be the fastest commercial maglevs developed and built completely by Chinese firms.

• Wikipedia article on magnetic levitation

Borrowed from English maglev.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɡleʋ/, [ˈmɑ̝ɡle̞ʋ]
• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɡleʋi/, [ˈmɑ̝ɡle̞ʋi]
• Rhymes: -ɑɡleʋ
• Syllabification^(key): mag‧lev
• Hyphenation^(key): mag‧lev

maglev

1. maglev (magnetic levitation train)

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