PRONOUNCING VOCABULARY FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
mmm ammeter
m m
anode
mmmm
mmm
mmmm
mm
application-specific integrated circuit
mmmmm attenuation / mmmm
attenuate / mmmmm
attenuated
mmmm
automation / mmm
automate / mmmm
automatic / mmmmm
automatically
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
mmm
average / mmm
average / mmm
average
m
base / m
base / m
based
mmm m
mmm
bayonet nut connector
mmm
bipolar
mm
breaker
mmmm
capacitance
mmmm
capacitor
mm
cathode
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
mm
channel / mm
channel / mm
channeled
m
charge / m
charge / m
charged
mm
circuit
mmm
collector / mm
collect / mmm
collected
mmm
conductance
mmmmm
conductivity / mm
conduct / mmm
conducted
mmmmm
configuration / mmm
configure / mmm
configured
mm
console / mm
console / Note: the verb and noun have different meanings. The verb is not used in electrical engineering.
mmm
convention / mmmm
conventional
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
mm
coulomb
mm mm
counter clock-wise
mm
current
m mmm
diameter
m m
diffuse / m m
diffuse
mmm
digital
mm
diode
mm
discharge / mm
discharge
mm
dual
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
m mm
electrode
mmmm mm
electromagnetic
mm mm
electronics
m mm
emitter / m m
emit / m mm
emitted
m mmmm
equivalency / m mmm
equivalent
m mm
exclusive
m
fault
m
flow / m
flow
mmm
frequency / mm
frequent
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
m
fuse / m
fuse / m
fused
m
ground / m
ground / mm
grounded
m
hertz
mm
hybrid / mm
hybrid
mmm
impedance / mm
impede
mmm
in-circuit
mmm
inductance
mmm
inductor / mmm
inductive
mmm
infrared
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
mm
input / mm
input
mmm
instrument
mmmmm
instrumentation / mmmm
instrumental
mmmm
insulation
mmmm
insulator / mmm
insulate / mmmm
insulated
mmmm
integration / mmm
integrate / mmmm
integrated
mmmm
interference / mmm
interfere
mmmm
interrupter / mmm
interrupt / mmmm
interrupted
mm
junction
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
mmmm
kiloampere
mmm
kilohertz
mm
kilohm
mmm
kilovolt
mmmmm
Kilovolt-ampere
mmm
maximum
mm mm
metal oxide
mm mm
microampere
mm mm
microfarad
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
mm mm
microhenry
m mm
micromho
mm m
microvolt
mm mm
milliampere
mm mm
millihenry
mm mm
millisiemens
mm m
millivolt
mmm
minimum / mmm
minimize / mmm
minimal
mmmmm
modification / mmm
modify / mmm
modified
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
mm mm
modulation / mmm
modulate / mmmm
modulated
mmm
multiplex
mmm
mutual
m
node / mm
nodal
mmm
nortanize
m
ohm
mm mm
operation / mmm
operate / mm mmm
operational
mmmm
oscillator
mmmm
oscillation
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
mmmm
oscilloscope
mm
outlet
mm
output
mmm
parallel
mm
passive / mmm
passively
m
peak / m
peak / m
peak
m
phase
mmm mm
photoelectric
mmm mm
photovoltaic
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
mm mm
picoampere
mm mm
picofarad
m mmm
polarity
mm mm
polystyrene
mmm
positive / mmmm
positively
mmm
potential
m mmmmm
potentiometer
mmmmmm
power amplifier
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
mmmm
power factor
mmm
power gain
mmm
power source
mmm
power surge
mmm
primary
mm
pseudo
m
pulse
mmm
radio
m mm
reactance
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
m mm
reaction / m m
react / m mm
reactive
mmmm
rectifier / mmm
rectify
mmm
reference / mm
refer / mm
referred
mmm
relative
m mm
reluctance / m mm
reluctant
mmmm
repetition / mm
repeat / mmm
repeated
m mm
resistance / m m
resist
mmmmm
resistivity
m mm
resistor
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
mmm
rheostat
m
sag
mm
sample / mm
sample
m mmm
subcarrier
mmmm
secondary
mmmmm
semiconductor
mm
series / mmm
serial
mm
Siemens
mm
signal / m
sign
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
mmm
silicon
mm
single
mm m
solid state
m
source / m
source
m mm
suppressor / m m
suppress / m m
suppressed
mm
surface / mm
surface / mm
surface
m
switch / m
switch
mmm
terahertz
mmm
thevenize
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
mm
transform / mmmm
transformative
mmm
transient
mmm
transistor
mmm
triangle / mmmm
triangular
mm mm
tunnel diode
mm mmm
twisted nematic
mm m
mmm
ultra high frequency
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
mmmm
mmm
unijunction transistor
mmmmmm
mm mm
uninterruptible power supply
mm
vacuum / mm
vacuum
mmmm
variable / mm
vary / mmmm
variable
m
volt
mm
voltage
mmmm
voltimeter
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
m m
watt hour
m m
wire wound
m
wire
m m
wire wrap

Source:

http://www.theinterpretersfriend.org/tech/vocab/vl/engineering.html (adapted)

PRONOUNCING VOCABULARY FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Print up these sheets and test yourself. Write down the stress patterns and then check the answer key to see if they’re correct.

NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
ammeter
anode
application-specific integrated circuit
attenuation / attenuate / attenuated
automation / automate / automatic / automatically
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
average / average / average
base / base / based
bayonet nut connector
bipolar
breaker
capacitance
capacitor
cathode
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
channel / channel / channeled
charge / charge / charged
circuit
collector / collect / collected
conductance
conductivity / conduct / conducted
configuration / configure / configured
console / console / Note: the verb and noun have different meanings. The verb is not used in electrical engineering.
convention / conventional
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
coulomb
counter clock-wise
current
diameter
diffuse / diffuse
digital
diode
discharge / discharge
dual
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
electrode
electromagnetic
electronics
emitter / emit / emitted
equivalency / equivalent
exclusive
fault
flow / flow
frequency / frequent
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
fuse / fuse / fused
ground / ground / grounded
hertz
hybrid / hybrid
impedance / impede
in-circuit
inductance
inductor / inductive
infrared
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
input / input
instrument
instrumentation / instrumental
insulation
insulator / insulate / insulated
integration / integrate / integrated
interference / interfere
interrupter / interrupt / interrupted
junction
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
kiloampere
kilohertz
kilohm
kilovolt
kilovolt-ampere
maximum
metal oxide
microampere
microfarad
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
microhenry
micromho
microvolt
milliampere
millihenry
millisiemens
millivolt
minimum / minimize / minimal
modification / modify / modified
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
modulation / modulate / modulated
multiplex
mutual
node / nodal
nortanize
ohm
operation / operate / operational
oscillator
oscillation
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
oscilloscope
outlet
output
parallel
passive / passively
peak / peak / peak
phase
photoelectric
photovoltaic
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
picoampere
picofarad
polarity
polystyrene
positive / positively
potential
potentiometer
power amplifier
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
power factor
power gain
power source
power surge
primary
pseudo
pulse
radio
reactance
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
reaction / react / reactive
rectifier / rectify
reference / refer / referred
relative
reluctance / reluctant
repetition / repeat / repeated
resistance / resist
resistivity
resistor
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
rheostat
sag
sample / sample
subcarrier
secondary
semiconductor
series / serial
Siemens
signal / sign
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
silicon
single
solid state
source / source
suppressor / suppress / suppressed
surface / surface / surface
switch / switch
terahertz
thevenize
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
transform / transformative
transient
transistor
triangle / triangular
tunnel diode
twisted nematic
ultra high frequency
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
unijunction transistor
uninterruptible power supply
vacuum / vacuum
variable / vary / variable
volt
voltage
voltimeter
NOUNS / VERBS / ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NOTES
watt hour
wire wound
wire
wire wrap

Source:

http://www.theinterpretersfriend.org/tech/vocab/vl/engineering.html (adapted)