breakaway phenomenon
Also found in: Medical.
breakaway phenomenon
[′brāk·ə‚wā fə′näm·ə‚nän] (aerospace engineering)
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
break-off phenomenon
The feeling that sometimes occurs during a very-high-altitude flight of being totally separated and detached from the earth and human society. Also called the breakaway phenomenon.
An Illustrated Dictionary of Aviation Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved