teleportation

verb (used with object)

1. to transport (a body) by telekinesis.

verb

1. (tr) (in science fiction) to transport (a person or object) across a distance instantaneously

n.1931, as a term in psychics and science fiction, from tele- + (trans)portation. v.1940, in reference to religious miracles, from tele- + ending from transport. Related: Teleported; teleporter; teleporting.