Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, May 14, 2021 Klingon word: wabDo Part of speech: noun Definition: Mach Source: qepHom 2016 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh@kli.org).
Klingon word: wabDo Part of speech: noun Definition: Mach Source: qepHom 2016 _______________________________________________ wabDo wa' vI' pagh jav Mach 1.06 (NASM: Bell X-1) wabDo loS, vagh, jav je lengta' it travelled at Mach 4, 5, and 6 (NASM: X-15) (qepHom 2016): As a spelling convention, {wab Do} "speed of sound" is written as two words. When used as a measurement term ("Mach"), it's written as one word ({wabDo}). The pronunciation (and, for that matter, meaning) is the same. SEE: Do velocity, speed (n) wab sound, noise (n) wab Do speed of sound (n) - DoDaj vItlh law' wab Do vItlh puS its speed was higher than the speed of sound (NASM: Bell X-1) SEE ALSO: gho'Do sublight (speed) (n) qughDo cruising speed (n) FOR COMPARISON: pIvlob warp factor (n) - qughDo motlh : pIvlob vagh Normal Cruising Speed - Warp 5 (KBoP) - 'aqroS qughDo : pIvlob Hut vI' vagh Maximum Cruising Speed - Warp 9.5 (KBoP) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary from the last year or two. I’ve fallen behind in updating my files and adding cross-references for related words.
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