breakoff phenomenon
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breakoff phenomenon
[′brā‚kȯf fə‚näm·ə‚nän] (aerospace engineering)
The feeling which sometimes occurs during high-altitude flight of being totally separated and detached from the earth and human society. Also known as breakaway phenomenon.
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