adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈmæɡ.lɛv/
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CMU ARPABET:M AE1 G L EH2 V
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Describing a train, system, etc, that operates by magnetic levitation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A train supported by magnetic levitation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
high-speed rail technology; train is suspended on a magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: magnetic levitation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rail technology, railroading
History
Etymology
Syllabic abbreviation of magnetic levitation, equivalent to mag- + lev(itation).
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Esperanto:
maglevo
— sort of train
Esperanto:
ŝvebotrajno
— sort of train
Esperanto:
magnete levita trajno
— sort of train
Finnish:
maglev
— sort of train
Finnish:
maglev-juna
— sort of train
French:
maglev
— sort of train
Georgian:
მაგლევი
(maglevi)
— sort of train
Georgian:
მაგლევის ტიპის მატარებელი
(maglevis ṭiṗis maṭarebeli)
— sort of train
Georgian:
მაგნიტოპლანი
(magniṭoṗlani)
— sort of train
Georgian:
მაგნიტურბალიშიანი მატარებელი
(magniṭurbališiani maṭarebeli)
— sort of train
Georgian:
მაგნიტური ლევიტაციის მატარებელი
(magniṭuri leviṭaciis maṭarebeli)
— sort of train