ZAMS

English translation: Sounds like: Pams, Sams, Lambs

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English term or phrase:ZAMS
Selected answer:Sounds like: Pams, Sams, Lambs
Entered by: zaphod

17:18 Nov 6, 2004
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Science - Astronomy & Space / pronunciation + astronomy
English term or phrase: ZAMS
How do you pronounce ZAMS (= zero-age main sqeuence)?
1.) [,zedeIem'es] (US: [,zi:eIem'es])
2.) ['zaems] (where ae is the same sound as in bat [baet]
3.) when reading out the abbreviation *always* (not just usually) "zero-age main sqeuence" should be pronounced?
Attila Piróth
France
Local time: 07:41
Bams, Pams, Sams, Lambs
Explanation:
No "E" at the end to make the noun say it's name. So it's flat.
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zaphod
Local time: 07:41
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5 +1Bams, Pams, Sams, Lambs
zaphod
4 -1letter by letter, as it is an abbreviation not an acronym
Mapi


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zams
letter by letter, as it is an abbreviation not an acronym


Explanation:
that is what I have been told about the difference an acronym and an abbreviation, but never found a good explanation about it

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Note added at 12 mins (2004-11-06 17:31:35 GMT)
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abbreviation, in writing, arbitrary shortening of a word, usually by cutting off letters from the end, as in U.S. and Gen. (General). Contraction serves the same purpose but is understood strictly to be the shortening of a word by cutting out letters in the middle, the omission sometimes being indicated by an apostrophe, as in the word don\'t. Most abbreviations are followed by a period. Usage, however, differs widely, and recently omission of periods has become common, as in NATO and UN. Acronyms are combinations of the first letters/syllables in a group of words to form a new grouping of letters that can be pronounced as a word. A period is never used when apostrophes appear. A list of abbreviations used in this encyclopedia may be found in the prefatory matter.


Mapi
Local time: 06:41
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

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disagree  M.A.B.: Nope, astonomers don't do that
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Bams, Pams, Sams, Lambs


Explanation:
No "E" at the end to make the noun say it's name. So it's flat.

zaphod
Local time: 07:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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agree  M.A.B.
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