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Meanings of maglev in inglês

português
maglev
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High-speed rail technology; train is suspended on a magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction.

        maglev

        Track-guided means of land transport held in suspension by magnetic attraction or repulsion.

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              Examples for "magnetic levitation"
              Examples for "magnetic levitation"
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              A Japanese magnetic levitation train today broke the world's speed record.
              Wired
              2
              Today, most hyperloop engineers have decided instead to rely on passive magnetic levitation.
              Wired
              3
              A Japanese magnetic levitation train has broken the world speed record.
              BBC
              4
              Little or no friction on the rails due to magnetic levitation.
              Wired
              5
              There were primitive magnetic levitation rails running through the massive forest of cradles.
              The Andalite Chronicles
              Usage of maglev in inglês
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              If you're going to build maglev you must do so from scratch.
              The Guardian
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              Obayashi Corp is already under investigation for suspected bid-rigging over maglev-related contracts.
              Reuters
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              The firm is already under investigation for suspected bid-rigging over maglev-related contracts.
              Reuters
              4
              After all, hyperloop riffs on established technologies like maglev and pneumatic tubes.
              Wired
              5
              The non-election story you may have missed … A maglev train at Tsuru.
              The Guardian
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              A trip from Boston to New York on maglev would take under an hour.
              Wired
              7
              It was another maglev speeding by in the opposite direction.
              BBC
              8
              We have four choices: some type of thrust, a cushion of air, maglev or magic.
              The Guardian
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              Pulsating maglev trolleys somehow made him itch, all over, especially inside tight and sweaty shoes.
              Existence
              10
              Shares of companies linked to the construction of the maglev train also rose following the report.
              Reuters
              11
              If nothing else, they are showing that if there's a political will, there's a maglev railway.
              The Guardian
              12
              The starship was traversing the ring surface with the suavity of a maglev train, straight and sure.
              The Reality Dysfunction
              13
              He has proposed a system called Startram that uses a maglev vacuum train to launch objects into space.
              BBC
              14
              A Japanese maglev which is the fastest passenger train in the world has broken its own speed record.
              The Irish Times
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              That was enough for the train's engineer, who took over from the computer that normally controlled the maglev.
              Starcraft ii: heaven's devils
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              Where standard maglev systems are power hungry and expensive, this system uses an array of permanent magnets on the vehicle.
              Wired
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              português
              maglev
              Maglev through the time