flight
process by which an object moves, through an atmosphere or beyond it
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Summary
flight ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,112 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: occurrence[2], locomotion[3], activity[4], posture[5]
- Commons category: Flight[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Flight[7]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[11]
- Different from: levitation[12]
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Influence
Things named for flight include Il Volo[13], a musical group[14], founded in 2010[15] and No Fly List[16], a government document[17], in United States[18], founded in 2001[19].
Why It Matters
flight has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] flight is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]
Entities named for flight include Il Volo[13], a musical group[14], founded in 2010[15] and No Fly List[16], a government document[17], in United States[18], founded in 2001[19].