massa jenis

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of massa (“mass”) +‎ jenis (“quality”), compare translingual 密度.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmassa d͡ʒəˈnɪs/

Noun

massa jenis (plural massa-massa jenis, first-person possessive massa jenisku, second-person possessive massa jenismu, third-person possessive massa jenisnya)

1. (physics) density: a measure of the mass of matter contained by a unit volume.

   Synonym: densitas

   Synonym: ketumpatan (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “massa jenis” 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.