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Terminology of the Imperium
CHOAM:acronymforCombineHonneteOberAdvancerMercantiles—theuniversaldevelopmentcorporationcontrolledbytheEmperorandGreatHouseswiththeGuildandBeneGesseritassilentpartners.
CHUSUK:fourthplanetofThetaShalish;theso-called“MusicPlanet”
notedforthequalityofitsmusicalinstruments.(SeeVarota.)CIELAGO:anymodifiedChiropteraofArrakisadaptedtocarrydistransmessages.
CONEOFSILENCE:thefieldofadistorterthatlimitsthecarryingpowerofthevoiceoranyothervibratorbydampingthevibrationswithanimage-vibration180degreesoutofphase.
CORIOLISSTORM:anymajorsandstormonArrakiswherewindsacrosstheopenflatlandsareamplifiedbytheplanet’sownrevolutionarymotiontoreachspeedsupto700kilometersperhour.
CORRIN,BATTLEOF:thespacebattlefromwhichtheImperialHouseCorrinotookitsname.ThebattlefoughtnearSigmaDraconisintheyear88
B.G.settledtheascendancyoftherulingHousefromSalusaSecundus.
COUSINES:bloodrelationsbeyondcousins.
CRUSHERS:militaryspacevesselscomposedofmanysmallervesselslockedtogetheranddesignedtofallonanenemyposition,crushingit.
CUTTERAY:short-rangeversionoflasgunusedmostlyasacuttingtoolandsurgeon’sscalpel.
CRYSKNIFE:thesacredknifeoftheFremenonArrakis.Itismanufacturedintwoformsfromteethtakenfromdeadsandworms.Thetwoformsare“fixed”
and“unfixed.”Anunfixedkniferequiresproximitytoahumanbody’selectrical
fieldtopreventdisintegration.Fixedknivesaretreatedforstorage.Allareabout20centimeterslong.
