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Ship

Thing / Concept · Eridian chord · 우주선, 배

In the Eridian chord language from Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary, the concept ship (우주선, 배) is spoken as a 3-note chord rather than spelled out letter by letter. Eridians communicate by sounding musical notes simultaneously, so “ship” is heard as C3, G3, C4, over 0.6 seconds.

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Englishship, spacecraft
Korean (한국어)우주선, 배
CategoryThing / Concept
ChordC3G3C4
Frequencies130.81, 196.00, 261.63 Hz
Notes in chord3-note
Duration0.6 seconds

How “ship” sounds in Eridian

“ship” is built from 3 notes — C3, G3, C4 (130.81, 196.00, 261.63 Hz) — sounded for 0.6 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 ship, spacecraft; in Korean it maps to 우주선, 배.

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