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.
- 1980, Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
  I teleported home one night
  With Ron and Sid and Meg.
  Ron stole Meggie's heart away
  And I got Sidney's leg.
(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

teleportation
teleporter
unteleported

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 (tr)

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.