gaya tarik bumi

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of gaya tarik (“attractive force”) +‎ bumi (“earth”), calque of Dutch aantrekkingskracht aarde (literally “attractive force of earth”).

Noun

gaya tarik bumi (plural gaya-gaya tarik bumi)

1. (physics) gravitation, gravity

   Synonyms: gravitasi, gaya berat

Further reading

• “gaya tarik bumi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016