teleportn.¹

Brit.

/ˈtɛlᵻpɔːt/, U.S.

/ˈtɛləˌpɔrt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tele- comb. form, transport n.

Etymology: < tele- comb. form + -port (in transport n.). In quot. 1878 at sense 1 perhaps after telephone n. In senses 2 and 3 after teleport v.With sense 1 compare telepomp in similar use (apparently after psychopomp n.):1877 E. P. Mitchell Man without Body in Sun (N.Y.) 25 Mar. 2/2 The vibrations that give individuality to matter may be transmitted to a distance by wire... I constructed an instrument by which I could pull down matter..at the anode and build it up again on the same plan at the cathode. This was my Telepomp.While the story cited above and that from which quot. 1878 at sense 1 is taken appear to be isolated early explorations of the concept, each includes narrative motifs which recur in later science fiction (i.e. the teleportation of a single body part due to a technical failure, the physical combination of a man and a dog when the two are transmitted simultaneously, etc.). With sense 2 compare earlier teleporter n. 1. With sense 3 compare earlier teleportage n., teleportation n. 1, and teleporting n.

Chiefly Science Fiction.

1. A hypothetical device for conveying people or things instantaneously from one place to another, esp. a machine which breaks matter down into its constituent particles or converts it into energy, information, etc., and transmits it in this form to another location where it is reconstituted. Cf. teleporter n. 2.

ΚΠ

1878 Times of India 6 Mar. 3/3 The teleport:..an apparatus by which man can be reduced to infinitessimal atoms, transmitted through the wire, and reproduced safe and sound at the other end!

1944 H. Walton in Astounding Sci.-Fiction June 119/2 Of course, a teleport paid for itself in a place like this..it was especially nice to be able to enter a cubicle in your apartment and step out here with none the wiser.

1950 Galaxy Sci. Fiction Oct. 13/2 To Sutton, stepping out of the teleport, it looked the same as the day he had walked away.

1980 D. Adams Restaurant at End of Universe (1985) 166 He tossed a coin into the teleport and jiggled a switch on the lolling control panel.

2000 Times 26 June (Interface section) 15/3 (caption) Computer-controlled cookery is all very well, but where are the robots, the teleports and the laser guns?

2. A person who is able to teleport.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport by psychic or futuristic means > [noun] > one who

teleporter1949

teleport1952

1952 ‘T. Sturgeon’ in Galaxy Oct. 58/1 Baby, a computer; Bonnie and Beanie, teleports; Jane, telekineticist; and myself, telepath and central control.

1960 Analog Sci. Fact & Fiction Nov. 41/2 He'd found telepaths in insane asylums, and teleports among the juvenile delinquents of New York.

2004 S. Gould Reflex (2005) i. 13 There was a price to be paid, being married to the world's only teleport.

3. An act of teleportation.

ΚΠ

1983 S. Brust Jhereg Introd. 4 Slowly, my stomach settled down from the nausea that had hit when I had done the teleport that brought me here.

1998 S. Brust Dragon (1999) 53 I'm never excited about performing a teleport; I'm not that good at it.

2012 K. M. Ruiz Terminal Point xliv. 300 I've only got enough strength left for one more teleport.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

teleportn.²

Brit.

/ˈtɛlᵻpɔːt/, U.S.

/ˈtɛləˌpɔrt/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: telecommunication n., port n.³; tele- comb. form, port n.³

Etymology: Either < tele- (in telecommunication n.) + port n.³, or directly < tele- comb. form + port n.³

Telecommunications.

A communications hub that acts as an interface for different forms of telecommunication in a given region or locality; spec. one that connects a terrestrial telecommunications network to a satellite network.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > telecommunication > [noun] > centre providing telecommunications connection

teleport1980

1980 N.Y. Times 12 Oct. i. 56/2 The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is looking into the possibility of establishing in the metropolitan area a major communications center, called a teleport, that would help businesses exchange information all over the world by satellites.

1986 What Video? Dec. 7/2 This signal then went..to the Telecom Tower in London, and from there on to BT's Teleport in Woolwich.

1990 Sunday Correspondent 22 Apr. 57/2 The Government is already keen to set up ‘teleports’ in development zones where telecoms infrastructure would be put in place nominally to attract business.

2011 Times 7 Dec. (Business section) 51 Winning bids include satellite teleport developments at the Goonhilly facilities in West Cornwall.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

teleportv.

Brit.

/ˈtɛlᵻpɔːt/, U.S.

/ˈtɛləˌpɔrt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tele- comb. form, transport v.

Etymology: < tele- comb. form + -port (in transport v.), after teleportation n. Compare earlier teleport n.¹ Compare later teletransport vb. at tele- comb. form 1a.

In Science Fiction and in paranormal or hypothetical contexts.

1. transitive. To cause to move or travel by teleportation; esp. to convey or transport instantaneously from one place to another.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport by psychic or futuristic means > [verb (transitive)]

teleport1931

teletransport1953

beam1964

1931 C. H. Fort Lo! i. ix. 105 Strange animals have appeared and they may have been teleported to this earth from other parts of an existence.

1967 E. B. Nickerson Kayaks to Arctic ix. 79 It was a steep bushy bank but he [sc. a bear] made it as if teleported and did not rustle even a leaf.

1979 B. Shaw Dagger of Mind vii. 116 Albert can teleport people... Miss Connie..does it with objects. Psychokinesis.

2004 B. Greene Fabric of Cosmos xv. 446 Imagine I want to teleport my DeLorean from New York to London.

2. intransitive. To transport oneself instantaneously from one place to another; to travel by teleportation. Also: to be transported in this way.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport by psychic or futuristic means > [verb (intransitive)]

teleport1949

1949 Billboard 29 Oct. 9/2 The villain was wise,..so Chandu teleported right back to Egypt after him.

1949 F. Brown What Mad Universe ix. 131 Into Mekky also was built the ability to teleport—to transfer himself instantaneously through space without the necessity of having a spaceship to ride in.

1953 ‘T. Sturgeon’ More than Human iii. 204 Bonnie and Beanie can't carry so much as a toothpick with them when they teleport, let alone clothes.

1967 Analog Sci. Fiction/Sci. Fact May 31/2 How could the alleged teleporter work? If one were to ‘teleport’..to a greater or lesser distance from the center of our planet, energy would be gained or lost.

2008 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Mar. 17/2 This new movie Jumper is about a kid, and some other people, who teleport from place to place.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹1878

n.²1980

v.1931

单词	teleport
释义	teleportn.¹ Brit. /ˈtɛlᵻpɔːt/, U.S. /ˈtɛləˌpɔrt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tele- comb. form, transport n. Etymology: < tele- comb. form + -port (in transport n.). In quot. 1878 at sense 1 perhaps after telephone n. In senses 2 and 3 after teleport v.With sense 1 compare telepomp in similar use (apparently after psychopomp n.):1877 E. P. Mitchell Man without Body in Sun (N.Y.) 25 Mar. 2/2 The vibrations that give individuality to matter may be transmitted to a distance by wire... I constructed an instrument by which I could pull down matter..at the anode and build it up again on the same plan at the cathode. This was my Telepomp.While the story cited above and that from which quot. 1878 at sense 1 is taken appear to be isolated early explorations of the concept, each includes narrative motifs which recur in later science fiction (i.e. the teleportation of a single body part due to a technical failure, the physical combination of a man and a dog when the two are transmitted simultaneously, etc.). With sense 2 compare earlier teleporter n. 1. With sense 3 compare earlier teleportage n., teleportation n. 1, and teleporting n. Chiefly Science Fiction. 1. A hypothetical device for conveying people or things instantaneously from one place to another, esp. a machine which breaks matter down into its constituent particles or converts it into energy, information, etc., and transmits it in this form to another location where it is reconstituted. Cf. teleporter n. 2. ΚΠ 1878 Times of India 6 Mar. 3/3 The teleport:..an apparatus by which man can be reduced to infinitessimal atoms, transmitted through the wire, and reproduced safe and sound at the other end! 1944 H. Walton in Astounding Sci.-Fiction June 119/2 Of course, a teleport paid for itself in a place like this..it was especially nice to be able to enter a cubicle in your apartment and step out here with none the wiser. 1950 Galaxy Sci. Fiction Oct. 13/2 To Sutton, stepping out of the teleport, it looked the same as the day he had walked away. 1980 D. Adams Restaurant at End of Universe (1985) 166 He tossed a coin into the teleport and jiggled a switch on the lolling control panel. 2000 Times 26 June (Interface section) 15/3 (caption) Computer-controlled cookery is all very well, but where are the robots, the teleports and the laser guns? 2. A person who is able to teleport. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport by psychic or futuristic means > [noun] > one who teleporter1949 teleport1952 1952 ‘T. Sturgeon’ in Galaxy Oct. 58/1 Baby, a computer; Bonnie and Beanie, teleports; Jane, telekineticist; and myself, telepath and central control. 1960 Analog Sci. Fact & Fiction Nov. 41/2 He'd found telepaths in insane asylums, and teleports among the juvenile delinquents of New York. 2004 S. Gould Reflex (2005) i. 13 There was a price to be paid, being married to the world's only teleport. 3. An act of teleportation. ΚΠ 1983 S. Brust Jhereg Introd. 4 Slowly, my stomach settled down from the nausea that had hit when I had done the teleport that brought me here. 1998 S. Brust Dragon (1999) 53 I'm never excited about performing a teleport; I'm not that good at it. 2012 K. M. Ruiz Terminal Point xliv. 300 I've only got enough strength left for one more teleport. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). teleportn.² Brit. /ˈtɛlᵻpɔːt/, U.S. /ˈtɛləˌpɔrt/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: telecommunication n., port n.³; tele- comb. form, port n.³ Etymology: Either < tele- (in telecommunication n.) + port n.³, or directly < tele- comb. form + port n.³ Telecommunications. A communications hub that acts as an interface for different forms of telecommunication in a given region or locality; spec. one that connects a terrestrial telecommunications network to a satellite network. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > [noun] > centre providing telecommunications connection teleport1980 1980 N.Y. Times 12 Oct. i. 56/2 The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is looking into the possibility of establishing in the metropolitan area a major communications center, called a teleport, that would help businesses exchange information all over the world by satellites. 1986 What Video? Dec. 7/2 This signal then went..to the Telecom Tower in London, and from there on to BT's Teleport in Woolwich. 1990 Sunday Correspondent 22 Apr. 57/2 The Government is already keen to set up ‘teleports’ in development zones where telecoms infrastructure would be put in place nominally to attract business. 2011 Times 7 Dec. (Business section) 51 Winning bids include satellite teleport developments at the Goonhilly facilities in West Cornwall. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). teleportv. Brit. /ˈtɛlᵻpɔːt/, U.S. /ˈtɛləˌpɔrt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tele- comb. form, transport v. Etymology: < tele- comb. form + -port (in transport v.), after teleportation n. Compare earlier teleport n.¹ Compare later teletransport vb. at tele- comb. form 1a. In Science Fiction and in paranormal or hypothetical contexts. 1. transitive. To cause to move or travel by teleportation; esp. to convey or transport instantaneously from one place to another. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport by psychic or futuristic means > [verb (transitive)] teleport1931 teletransport1953 beam1964 1931 C. H. Fort Lo! i. ix. 105 Strange animals have appeared and they may have been teleported to this earth from other parts of an existence. 1967 E. B. Nickerson Kayaks to Arctic ix. 79 It was a steep bushy bank but he [sc. a bear] made it as if teleported and did not rustle even a leaf. 1979 B. Shaw Dagger of Mind vii. 116 Albert can teleport people... Miss Connie..does it with objects. Psychokinesis. 2004 B. Greene Fabric of Cosmos xv. 446 Imagine I want to teleport my DeLorean from New York to London. 2. intransitive. To transport oneself instantaneously from one place to another; to travel by teleportation. Also: to be transported in this way. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport by psychic or futuristic means > [verb (intransitive)] teleport1949 1949 Billboard 29 Oct. 9/2 The villain was wise,..so Chandu teleported right back to Egypt after him. 1949 F. Brown What Mad Universe ix. 131 Into Mekky also was built the ability to teleport—to transfer himself instantaneously through space without the necessity of having a spaceship to ride in. 1953 ‘T. Sturgeon’ More than Human iii. 204 Bonnie and Beanie can't carry so much as a toothpick with them when they teleport, let alone clothes. 1967 Analog Sci. Fiction/Sci. Fact May 31/2 How could the alleged teleporter work? If one were to ‘teleport’..to a greater or lesser distance from the center of our planet, energy would be gained or lost. 2008 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Mar. 17/2 This new movie Jumper is about a kid, and some other people, who teleport from place to place. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1878n.²1980v.1931
随便看	fleabag fleabag hotel fleabags fleabane fleabanes fleabeetle fleabit fleabite fleabiter fleabites fleabiting fleabitten fleabittenness fleabrown fleabug fleacatcher fleacoloured fleadh fleadh cheoil fiveleaved fiveleaved grass fivelined fiveling fivelobed fivemaled

teleportn.1

teleportn.2

teleportv.

teleportn.¹

teleportn.²