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Meaning of flying mouse | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any species of rodent in the genus Idiurus, native to parts of tropical Africa, which have the ability to glide.
An input device like a mouse that can be lifted from a surface and moved in three dimensions.

Examples

“The system I quoted […] was a full system: 486 PC 8megRAM 140HD, 2 DVI boards, 1 Ascension Bird flying mouse (6D mouse with 3 buttons, used for navigation and interaction), 1 VirtualResearch Headmounted display, 1 Logitech Sonic 6D tracker for headmount, Sense8 software and environment.”

“My hope is that the system would be as friendly as possible. So, i like ^([sic]) to know how to start looking into possible I/O devices. i.e. flying mouse, voice activated programs, video capture card?...”

“Oh, and those wacky nonstandard mice — including the infamous 3D flying mouse — they need their own software to do their tricks.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

flying officer flying ointment flying party flying phalanger flying picket flying purple people eater