teleportation
noun
tele·por·ta·tion ˌte-lə-ˌpȯr-ˈtā-shən 
-pər-
1
: the act or process of moving an object or person by psychokinesis
2
in fiction : instantaneous travel between two locations without crossing the intervening space
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Lloyd and his team set about exploring a version of Type II CTCs that combine the concepts of quantum teleportation with post-selection — the factor in a computation that allows certain results to be accepted while others are rejected. 
Robert Lea, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2022 Sci-fi authors used to dream of teleportation — instant travel between places. Julian Cohen, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2022 Randy and Amber Scott have just experienced something akin to teleportation. Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2022 However, to successfully meet customer expectations, to realize a highly complex vision of on-demand teleportation for anyone, anywhere, the reality is a bit more… complex. Harrison Wolf, Forbes, 17 June 2022 With Party on the CAPS, Meriem Bennani has animated an all-too-commonplace refugee scenario with fantastical qualities based on a futuristic premise of travel by teleportation. Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 8 June 2022 His campaign trick of appearing in several cities at once via holographic teleportation is perhaps an indication that his presence is more like a ghostly visit from the past than a harbinger of the future. Arthur Goldhammer, The New Republic, 11 Apr. 2022 Four years ago, Sissy Spacek and David Strathairn appeared in a wonderful little movie about an older couple, living out in the middle of nowhere, who build a makeshift teleportation machine in their garage. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 16 May 2022 The first paper describing the idea of quantum teleportation is published. Gil Press, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022 See More
Robert Lea, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2022 Sci-fi authors used to dream of teleportation — instant travel between places. Julian Cohen, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2022 Randy and Amber Scott have just experienced something akin to teleportation. Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2022 However, to successfully meet customer expectations, to realize a highly complex vision of on-demand teleportation for anyone, anywhere, the reality is a bit more… complex. Harrison Wolf, Forbes, 17 June 2022 With Party on the CAPS, Meriem Bennani has animated an all-too-commonplace refugee scenario with fantastical qualities based on a futuristic premise of travel by teleportation. Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 8 June 2022 His campaign trick of appearing in several cities at once via holographic teleportation is perhaps an indication that his presence is more like a ghostly visit from the past than a harbinger of the future. Arthur Goldhammer, The New Republic, 11 Apr. 2022 Four years ago, Sissy Spacek and David Strathairn appeared in a wonderful little movie about an older couple, living out in the middle of nowhere, who build a makeshift teleportation machine in their garage. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 16 May 2022 The first paper describing the idea of quantum teleportation is published. Gil Press, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
tele- + transportation
First Known Use
1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1