单词 | magneplane |
释义 | > as lemmasmagneplane magneplane n. Brit. , U.S. a particular design of maglev transportation system in which the separation between track and vehicle is greater than in typical maglev systems.ΚΠ 1973 Sci. Amer. Oct. 19/1 With repulsive levitation one can attain the mode of travel that has been called electromagnetic flight, employing vehicles called ‘magneplanes’. 1992 Sci. Amer. Aug. 85 Magneplane is more than a run-of-the-mill aircraft... It uses magnetism, not aerodynamics, to lift a 50-ton vehicle to a maximum altitude of six inches off the ground. Once aloft, passengers can then race at the speed of a fast turboprop aircraft down a troughlike guideway that looks more like a bobsled run than a train track. < as lemmas |
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