solek-pi'mev-torai
solek-pi'mev-torai is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘capillary action’.
Meaning
capillary action
Pronunciation
Sound out solek-pi'mev-torai letter by letter:
- sss as in 'sun'
- ooo as in 'go'
- lll as in 'love'
- eɛe as in 'bet'
- kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
- ppp as in 'spin' (no puff of air)
- iiee as in 'see'
- 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
- mmm as in 'man'
- eɛe as in 'bet'
- vvv as in 'van'
- ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
- ooo as in 'go'
- rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
- aiaɪi as in 'high'
Usage notes
the interaction between contacting surfaces of a liquid and a solid that distorts the liquid surface from a planar shape