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transmat.

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

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

    UK
Where this word comes from

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

verb
  1. To teleport; to (cause to) travel via transmat device.

    UK · ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

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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