The Emergence Machine

Wing

physical · anatomy · Level 7 · E6

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Emergence definition

As a paired appendage of a bird, wing emerges from the integration of a body's structural complexity and the bird's capacity for movement, where the wing's shape and motion enable the transfer of energy from one point to another, resulting in a change in position or orientation of the bird in its environment.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “wing” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “wing”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
wing
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0WingBirdBodyAnimalOrganismCellFormLifeMovementStructureChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesWingL7MovementL2BirdL6BodyL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Movement L2 (requires) Music sense
    Wings enable flight, a form of movement
  • Bird L6 (requires)
    Wings are most associated with birds
  • Body L6 (requires)
    A wing is a body part