zat alir
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Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of zat (“substance”) + alir (“flow”), calque from Chinese 流體／流体 (literally “to flow + body”). Compare to Malay bendalir.
Pronunciation
Noun
zat alir (plural zat-zat alir)
- (physics) fluid: Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma.
Further reading
- “zat alir” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.