[′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.
breakoff phenomenon
break·off phe·nom·e·non
, breakaway phenomenonthe occurrence, during high-altitude flight, of a sensation of being totally detached from the earth and from other people.