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.
▶ Play “ship” in the translator| English | ship, spacecraft |
|---|---|
| Korean (한국어) | 우주선, 배 |
| Category | Thing / Concept |
| Chord | C3G3C4 |
| Frequencies | 130.81, 196.00, 261.63 Hz |
| Notes in chord | 3-note |
| Duration | 0.6 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.
More thing / concept words
- food · 음식
- water · 물
- air · 공기
- 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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