Air
Thing / Concept · Eridian chord · 공기
In the Eridian chord language from Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary, the concept air (공기) is spoken as a 3-note chord rather than spelled out letter by letter. Eridians communicate by sounding musical notes simultaneously, so “air” is heard as E4, A4, D5, over 0.5 seconds.
▶ Play “air” in the translator| English | air |
|---|---|
| Korean (한국어) | 공기 |
| Category | Thing / Concept |
| Chord | E4A4D5 |
| Frequencies | 329.63, 440.00, 587.33 Hz |
| Notes in chord | 3-note |
| Duration | 0.5 seconds |
How “air” sounds in Eridian
“air” is built from 3 notes — E4, A4, D5 (329.63, 440.00, 587.33 Hz) — sounded for 0.5 seconds. The notes sound together as a single steady cluster. It belongs to the thing / concept category, which collects nouns for objects, places, and concepts. In English it covers air; in Korean it maps to 공기.
More thing / concept words
- food · 음식
- water · 물
- ship · 우주선
- star · 별
- time · 시간
- science · 과학
- coffee · 커피
- number · 숫자
- name · 이름
- light · 빛
- home · 집
- planet · 행성
- earth · 지구
- erid · 에리드
- astrophage · 아스트로파지
- taumoeba · 타우모바
- xenonite · 제노나이트
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