Klingon word: Surchem Part of speech: noun Definition: force field Source: TKD _______________________________________________ AFAIK never used in a sentence. Presumably the projected force field itself -- as in "It's penetrating our shields!" TREK TRIVIA: The security screen protecting the Federation penal colony on Tantalus V involved dangerous hyper-power circuits. (TOS "Dagger of the Mind") There was a similar force field at the Federation penal colony for the criminally insane on Elba II surrounding the planet (TOS "Whom Gods Destroy") SEE: Surma' force (physics concept) (n) HoS strength, energy, power (n) bot prevent, block, prohibit, intercept MKE (v) [chem] [field of energy?)] (bound morpheme?) - ghe'chem terraforming field (n) - HoSchem energy field (n) - peQ chem magnetic field [N.B. two words] (n) - pIvchem warp field (n) - Surchem force field (n) - tlhamchem gravitational field (n) SEE ALSO: botjan shields (force field on ship) (n) [device] - peQ botjan magnetic shield (n) begh deflectors (pl. n) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary or notes from the last year or two. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.