ne'hish-svitan
ne'hish-svitan is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘centre of pressure’.
Meaning
centre of pressure
Pronunciation
Sound out ne'hish-svitan letter by letter:
- nnn as in 'no'
- eɛe as in 'bet'
- 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
- hhh as in 'hat'
- iiee as in 'see'
- shʃsh as in 'shoe'
- sss as in 'sun'
- vvv as in 'van'
- iiee as in 'see'
- ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
- aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
- nnn as in 'no'
Usage notes
the point on a body where the total sum of the aerodynamic pressure field acts, causing a force and no moment about that point