igen-tukh-vohraun

aerodynamic braking

Pronunciation

igɛntuxvohɾaʊn

Sound out igen-tukh-vohraun letter by letter:

• iiee as in 'see'
• ggg as in 'go'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• nnn as in 'no'
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• uuoo as in 'food'
• khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
• vvv as in 'van'
• ooo as in 'go'
• hhh as in 'hat'
• rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
• auaʊow as in 'how'
• nnn as in 'no'

a spaceflight maneuver that reduces the high point of an elliptical orbit (apoapsis) by flying the vehicle through the atmosphere at the low point of the orbit (periapsis)