LEVIRATION
Lev`i*ra"tion, n.
Defn: Levirate marriage or marriages. Kitto.
LEVIROSTRES Lev`i*ros"tres, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. levis light + rostrum beak.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A group of birds, including the hornbills, kingfishers, and related forms.
LEVITATE
Lev"i*tate, v. i. Etym: [L. levitas, -atis, lightness. See Levity.]
Defn: To rise, or tend to rise, as if lighter than the surrounding medium; to become buoyant; — opposed to gravitate. Sir. J. Herschel.
LEVITATE
Lev"i*tate, v. i. (Spiritualism)
Defn: To make buoyant; to cause to float in the air; as, to levitate a table. [Cant]
LEVITATION
Lev`i*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. levis light in weight.]
1. Lightness; buoyancy; act of making light. Paley.