Syllabic abbreviation of magnetic levitation, equivalent to mag- + lev(itation).
Meanings
(not-comparable) Describing a train, system, etc, that operates by magnetic levitation.
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? 2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2023, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):
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. 2019 May 24, Serenitie Wang and Karla Cripps, “China unveils 600km/h maglev train prototype”, in CNN, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2025:
Syllabic abbreviation of magnetic levitation, equivalent to mag- + lev(itation).
Meanings
A train supported by magnetic levitation.
When finished, the trains will be the fastest commercial maglevs developed and built completely by Chinese firms. 2019 March 4, Maggie Hiufu Wong, “China to introduce new generation of driverless trains in 2020”, in CNN, archived from the original on 23 Feb 2020:
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de Magnetschwebebahn (sort of train) · el τρένο μαγνητικής αιώρησης (sort of train) · ka მაგნიტურბალიშიანი მატარებელი (sort of train) · fi maglev-juna (sort of train) · sv maglevtåg (sort of train) · sv magnetbana (sort of train) · fr maglev (sort of train) · ko 자기부상열차 (sort of train) · ka მაგლევის ტიპის მატარებელი (sort of train) · ja リニア (sort of train) · eo maglevo (sort of train) · hu maglev (sort of train) · id kereta maglev (sort of train) · fi maglev (sort of train) · sv magnettåg (sort of train) · ru магле́в (sort of train) · pl kolej magnetyczna (sort of train) · ka მაგნიტური ლევიტაციის მატარებელი (sort of train) · eo ŝvebotrajno (sort of train) · vi tàu đệm từ (sort of train) · ka მაგლევი (sort of train) · eo magnete levita trajno (sort of train) · ka მაგნიტოპლანი (sort of train)