toltra-tersau-vel
toltra-tersau-vel is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘centromere’.
Meaning
centromere
Pronunciation
Sound out toltra-tersau-vel letter by letter:
- ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
- ooo as in 'go'
- lll as in 'love'
- ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
- rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
- aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
- ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
- eɛe as in 'bet'
- rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
- sss as in 'sun'
- auaʊow as in 'how'
- vvv as in 'van'
- eɛe as in 'bet'
- lll as in 'love'
Usage notes
the most condensed and constricted region of a chromosome, to which the spindle fiber is attached during mitosis