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levitation
  ۱) بالا‌کرد؛ ۲) بالا‌شد   
1) bâlâ-kard; 2) bâlâ-šod

Fr.: lévitation   

1) The action of rising or causing something to rise and float in the air, typically by means of supposed magical powers.
2) → radiative levitation.

levitate; → -tion.

radiative levitation
  بالاشد ِ تابشی   
bâlâšod tâbeši

Fr.: lévitation radiative   

A physical process occurring in → stellar atmospheres whereby → radiation pressure selectively pushes certain → chemical elements outward, leading to an atmospheric overabundance of such elements. See also → gravitational settling.

radiative; → levitation.