elakh t'dah-da-sfek (EDDS)

coaxial cable (coax)

Pronunciation

ɛlɐxtʔdɒdɐsfɛkɛdds

Sound out elakh t'dah-da-sfek (EDDS) letter by letter:

• eɛe as in 'bet'
• lll as in 'love'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• ddd as in 'day'
• ahɒo as in British 'lot'
• ddd as in 'day'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• sss as in 'sun'
• fff as in 'far'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• ddd as in 'day'
• ddd as in 'day'
• sss as in 'sun'

a cable consisting of a conducting outer metal tube enclosing and insulated from a central conducting core, used for high-frequency transmission of telephone, telegraph, and television signals (coax)