falun-shetau-ek'shal

ionosphere

Pronunciation

fɐlunʃɛtaʊɛkʔʃɐl

Sound out falun-shetau-ek'shal letter by letter:

• fff as in 'far'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• lll as in 'love'
• uuoo as in 'food'
• nnn as in 'no'
• shʃsh as in 'shoe'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• auaʊow as in 'how'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• shʃsh as in 'shoe'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• lll as in 'love'

a region of the earth's atmosphere where ionization caused by incoming solar radiation affects the transmission of radio waves; extends 70-400 km high