Transmat

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A teleporter; a fictional device that transfers/transmits matter from one location to another without the object traversing the intervening distance as itself. British

    "One of these days.., they'll invent a Transmat that'll set you down anywhere."

Verb
  1. 1
    To teleport; to (cause to) travel via transmat device. British, ambitransitive

    "It wasn't far enough away to think about transmatting and besides, that was no longer a viable option, what with vandals having wrecked some of the booths in the area."

Synonyms

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teleporter

Example

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"One of these days.., they'll invent a Transmat that'll set you down anywhere."

Etymology

Attested since the 1950s, from transmit or transfer and matter; perhaps popularized by the British science fiction television series Doctor Who.

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