kel-ket'es-vunai
kel-ket'es-vunai is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘structural integrity field (SIF)’.
Meaning
structural integrity field (SIF)
Pronunciation
Sound out kel-ket'es-vunai letter by letter:
- kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
- eɛe as in 'bet'
- lll as in 'love'
- kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
- eɛe as in 'bet'
- ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
- 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
- eɛe as in 'bet'
- sss as in 'sun'
- vvv as in 'van'
- uuoo as in 'food'
- nnn as in 'no'
- aiaɪi as in 'high'
Usage notes
a system of forcefields built up around and within a starship in order to counterbalance acceleration forces and gravitational forces; the SIF actually keeps the spaceframe in one piece