teletransportation

Vanish, appear elsewhere

Teletransportation is the hypothetical or fictional instantaneous movement of matter from one location to another without traversing the space between—what science fiction calls teleportation or beaming.

The word emphasizes transmission across distance: The story involved teletransportation of cargo between planets.

In physics discussions, quantum teleportation transfers information rather than matter, making teletransportation the preferred term for the imagined bodily kind.

physics

wormhole

Hypothetical spacetime tunnel

singularity · multiverse · faster-than-light · superposition · nonlocality

mechanism

portal

Imposing entrance or gate

materialize · vanish · reappear · instantaneous · translocate · warp · blink · jump · disassemble · reassemble

philosophy

identity

Who someone is

clone · original · copy · self · survival · existence · soul · dualism · replication · pattern

fiction

Scotty

Diminutive given name

holodeck · sci-fi · energize · phasing

Opposites
mode of travel

teletransportationwalking

Locomotion on foot

crawling · driving · sailing · hiking · commuting

mobility vs. stasis

teletransportationimmobility

Lack of motion

staying put · stasis · sedentariness · rootedness

Family

tele, teleport, teleportation, teleporter, teleported, teleporting, transport, transportation, transporter

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