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'''Hover''' may refer to:
:'''For the computer game, see ].'''
The word hover derives from the Middle English word ''hoveren''.


* ], the process by which an object or person is suspended by a physical force against gravitation without solid physical contact
When something hovers it remains suspended over an object or a place.
* ], to remain stationary or float in the air, exhibited by some winged animals


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The most common objects that hover are hover crafts. A ] is a vehicle that remains suspended on a cushion of air.

==Computing==
*]
*''Mouse hover'' or ], a gesture made with the pointer in computer user interfaces

==Transport==
*], nearly stationary flight in a helicopter
*], vehicles capable of traveling and being stationary over land, water, mud or ice
*], a type of high-speed train
*], a Sport utility vehicle produced by Great Wall Motors
*Johan E. Høver, a Norwegian aircraft designer, most noted for the ]

==Other uses==
*], a 2005 EP by Hair Peace Salon
*], a 2018 American science fiction film
*], an Armenian choir
*'']'', a computer game for Microsoft Windows
* A partial squatting position often used by women to ] without sitting


==See also== ==See also==
*{{Lookfrom|Hover}}
* ]
*]
* ]
*], various meanings including the Common Kestrel
* ]

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Latest revision as of 01:08, 2 October 2024

Hover may refer to:

  • Levitation (physics), the process by which an object or person is suspended by a physical force against gravitation without solid physical contact
  • Hover (behaviour), to remain stationary or float in the air, exhibited by some winged animals

Computing

Transport

  • Hover (helicopter), nearly stationary flight in a helicopter
  • Hovercraft, vehicles capable of traveling and being stationary over land, water, mud or ice
  • Hovertrain, a type of high-speed train
  • Great Wall Hover, a Sport utility vehicle produced by Great Wall Motors
  • Johan E. Høver, a Norwegian aircraft designer, most noted for the Høver M.F. 11

Other uses

See also

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