enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Cloak of invisibility - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloak_of_invisibility

    A cloak of invisibility is an item that prevents the wearer from being seen. In folklore, mythology and fairy tales, a cloak of invisibility appears either as a magical item used by duplicitous characters or an item worn by a hero to fulfill a quest.

  3. Magical objects in Harry Potter - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_objects_in_Harry...

    In the Harry Potter universe, an invisibility cloak is a rare type of cloak used to make the wearer invisible. Rowling's 2001 book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them states that invisibility cloaks may be crafted from Demiguise pelts. Invisibility cloaks can also be ordinary cloaks with a Disillusionment Charm or a Bedazzlement Hex placed ...

  4. List of mythological objects - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mythological_objects

    Stone and Ring of Eluned the Fortunate, a cloak of invisibility owned by Merlin. (Welsh mythology) Angelica's ring, a ring possessed by Angelica, princess of Cathay in the legends of Charlemagne. It rendered its wearer immune to all enchantments, and renders the user invisible when placed in their mouth.

  5. Invisibility Cloak - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisibility_cloak

    Invisibility cloak (Harry Potter), a specific instance in the Harry Potter series; Cloaking device, technology for partial or full invisibility to parts of the electromagnetic or acoustic spectrums Metamaterial cloaking, a type of cloaking using metamaterials; Cap of invisibility (aidos kyneê in Greek), a mysterious helmet or cap that ...

  6. Invisibility in fiction - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisibility_in_fiction

    Invisibility in fiction is a common plot device in stories, plays, films, animated works, video games, and other media, found in both the fantasy and science fiction genres. In fantasy, invisibility is often invoked and dismissed at will by a person, with a magic spell or potion, or a cloak, ring or other object.

  7. Metamaterial cloaking - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamaterial_cloaking

    Scientists Take Step Toward Invisibility, Australian Broadcasting, Reuters with Invisibility Cloak a Step Closer, and the (Raleigh) News & Observer with 'Invisibility Cloak a Step Closer. [49] On November 6, 2006, the Duke University research and development team was selected as part of the Scientific American best 50 articles of 2006. [50]

  8. Category:Invisibility - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Invisibility

    Cloak of invisibility; Cloaking device; R. Rochester Cloak; S. Social invisibility This page was last edited on 9 March 2023, at 17:00 (UTC). Text is available ...

  9. Invisibility - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisibility

    Invisibility perception depends on several optical and visual factors. [1] For example, invisibility depends on the eyes of the observer and/or the instruments used. Thus an object can be classified as "invisible" to a person, animal, instrument, etc. In research on sensorial perception it has been shown that invisibility is perceived in cycles ...