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maglev

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.

Sound

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
  • German: Magnetschwebebahn — sort of train
  • Greek: τρένο μαγνητικής αιώρησης (tréno magnitikís aiórisis) — sort of train
  • Hungarian: maglev — sort of train
  • Indonesian: kereta maglev — sort of train
  • Korean: 자기부상열차 (jagibusang'yeolcha) — sort of train
  • Polish: kolej magnetyczna — sort of train
  • Russian: магле́в (maglév) — sort of train
  • Swedish: maglevtåg — sort of train
  • Swedish: magnettåg — sort of train
  • Swedish: magnetbana — sort of train
  • Vietnamese: tàu đệm từ — sort of train