kur-falek'es
kur-falek'es is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘colour temperature’.
Meaning
colour temperature
Pronunciation
Sound out kur-falek'es letter by letter:
- kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
- uuoo as in 'food'
- rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
- fff as in 'far'
- aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
- lll as in 'love'
- eɛe as in 'bet'
- kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
- 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
- eɛe as in 'bet'
- sss as in 'sun'
Usage notes
this is determined by comparing its chromaticity with that of an ideal black-body radiator measured in kelvins (K)