How do you pronounce Seyfert?

  1. Phonetic spelling of Seyfert. s-AI-f-er-t. Sey-fert. seyfer-t.
  2. Meanings for Seyfert.
  3. Translations of Seyfert. Chinese : 根 Russian : Сейфертовские Japanese : セイファート

What is the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 Seyfert galaxies?

Explanation: A Seyfert galaxy is a spiral galaxy with an active nucleus. Type I Seyfert galaxies are very bright sources of visible and ultraviolet light and x-rays. Type II Seyfert galaxies are very bright sources of infra-red and visible light.

Is the Milky Way a Seyfert galaxy?

Our galaxy isn’t generally considered a Seyfert galaxy, or a particularly active galaxy at all. But the Milky Way is known to have a 4-million-solar-mass black hole at its heart, called Sagittarius A*, or Sgr A* (pronounced Sagittarius A-star).

Why are there two ways to pronounce Celt?

Another influence on pronouncing Celt and Celtic with a soft ‘c’ is English’s phonetic rule for ‘c’ when followed by ‘e’ (or ‘i,’ as in circus or Cicero), which says that, in such cases, the ‘c’ is usually pronounced as s&]. Think cell, cereal, ceiling, and dance.

Which is the correct pronunciation, Keltic or Seltic?

Celtic Pronunciation: The Scholarly Preference. I prefer “keltic” as the Celtic pronunciation to refer to the Celtic languages and cultures, and so all of the English-speaking Medievalists and Celticists (that’s “kelticists”) I know.

Why are there two ways to say Celtics?

While the early pronunciation was with an /s/ sound, reflecting its nearest origin in French, the modern standard is a hard “c” sound like /k/. This is because language historians desired the word to better reflect its Greek and Classical Latin origins. The soft “c” sound is usually reserved for sports teams now, like the Boston Celtics.

Which is the correct pronunciation Celtic or Burchfield?

Burchfield is referring to the Scottish Celtic Football Club, founded in 1887. In America, there is basketball’s Boston Celtics, founded in 1946, whose name is also pronounced with an initial \\s\\. The European away support that Celtic enjoys is phenomenal.