Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, May 10, 2026 Klingon word: Surmen Part of speech: noun Definition: pressure Source: qep'a' 26 [2019] _______________________________________________ AFAIK not used in a sentence. (REQUEST qep'a' 2019): "Force exerted against an opposing force, 'Sound is a pressure wave.'" (https://klingon.wiki/Word/SurmenMore ): "Pressure" is be defined as "the force applied to a surface". The verb (men) is "have an area of". Although the first part (Sur} appears in many words regarding force, it is not known what it means. SEE: Surchem force field (n) Surma' force (physics concept) (n) (qep'a' 2019) - "distinct from energy (HoS). 'An object at rest stays at rest unless one applies a force.' 'Force is mass times acceleration.' " (REQUEST qep'a' 2019) SurQeD mechanics (science) (n) - "a field of physics, like {tujQeD} and {tamghayQeD}: 'the branch of applied mathematics dealing with motion and forces producing motion'." (REQUEST qepHom 2025) SEE ALSO: HIS be compressed (as in air) (v) ngI' have a weight of, be pressurized (v) TREK TRIVIA: On the Somraw in 2151, Hoshi says that *ka'tahl* can mean wall, barrier or hull. Malcolm noted that the Somraw's hull was twice as thick as that of Enterprise, making it more resistant to pressure. Also, Hoshi read a warning that pressure was falling in the *j'khat bah*, the "fusion manifold". (ENT "Sleeping Targs") -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons