tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Apr 09 07:23:01 1999
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Re: baffle - part of speech?
T'Lod:
>From the KLI new word list, vID 'Ir is listed as baffle, with the part of
>speech being noun. Just what does this word mean, and how is it used? Is
>it one word or two? What is the verb "baffle"?
DloraH:
: One word [ vID'Ir ]
:
: It is a thing.
: A car muffler is a "baffle".
: Firearm silencers have baffles inside.
:
: The dome shaped parts on top of the Bird or Prey wings where they fold,
: those are baffles (noun).
T'Lod:
: So what exactly does a baffle do?
>From the Merriam-Webster online dictionary:
baffle (noun)
Date: circa 1900
a device (as a plate, wall, or screen) to deflect, check, or
regulate flow (as of a fluid, light, or sound)
Sometimes you will also hear "baffle plating". What they're doing on a
Bird of Prey is anyone's guess. Perhaps something to do with atmospheric
flight?
baffle (transitive verb)
baf·fled; baf·fling /-f(&-)li[ng]/
Etymology: probably alteration of Middle English (Sc) {bawchillen} to
denounce, discredit publicly
Date: circa 1590
1: to defeat or check (as a person) by confusing or puzzling:
DISCONCERT
2: to check or break the force or flow of by or as if by a baffle
synonym see FRUSTRATE
For the verb "baffle", I would suggest using {mISmoH} "confuse". {mIS} "be
confused, mixed up" or {mogh} "be frustrated" works for the passive (?):
e.g. "I'm baffled".
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons