bilocation

English

Etymology

From bi- +‎ location.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɪləʊˈkeɪʃən/

Noun

bilocation (countable and uncountable, plural bilocations)

1. (Forteana) The ability to be, or fact of being, in two places at once.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 159:

     Throyle explained about the mysterious shamanic power known as bilocation, which enables those with the gift literally to be in two or more places, often widely separated, at the same time.

Derived terms

• bilocational

 

Translations

paranormal ability

• Albanian: bilokacioni
• Catalan: bilocació
• Czech: bilokace f
• Dutch: bilocatie (nl) f
• French: bilocation (fr) f
• German: Bilokation f
• Italian: bilocazione (it) f
• Japanese: バイロケーション (bairokēshon)
• Polish: bilokacja (pl) f
• Portuguese: bilocação f
• Russian: билока́ция (ru) f (bilokácija)
• Spanish: bilocación f
• Turkish: bilokasyon