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filtrasi
The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.
filum
(taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank
finansial
Related to finances.
Finlandia
A Nordic country having borders with Sweden, Norway and Russia in Europe. Official name: Republic of Finland.
firasat
A strong intuition that something is about to happen (usually something negative, but not exclusively).
firaun
(historical) The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty
firdaus
(slang) The upper gallery in a theatre.
firma
(legal) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.
Firman
(Christianity) The Word of God as incarnate in Jesus Christ, or as identified with the second person of the Trinity; Jesus; God the Son; Word of God.
fisibilitas
The state of being feasible or possible.
fisika
The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.
fisiologi
A branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved.
fisioterapi
(British, Commonwealth, Irish) Therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage, ultrasound, heat, and exercise.
fiskal
Related to the treasury of a country, company, region or city, particularly to government spending and revenue.
fitur
(computing) A beneficial capability of a piece of software.
flamboyan
The royal poinciana (Delonix regia), a showy tropical tree from Madagascar.
Flamenco
(uncountable) A genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, in Spain.
flamingo
(countable) A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae of the order Phoenicopteriformes.
flan
(chiefly, UK, Australia) Baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case. (Compare quiche.)
flat
(chiefly, North America, Australia, Philippines) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.
fluida
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.
fluoresen
(physics) The emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle.
fobia
Used to form nouns meaning hate, dislike, or repression of a specific thing.
fokus
(uncountable) Concentration of attention.
folder
An organizer that papers are kept in, usually with an index tab, to be stored as a single unit in a filing cabinet.
fon
(phonetics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.
fon telinga
A pair of small loudspeakers worn inside each outer ear or covering all or part of the ear, without a connecting band worn over head.
fondasi
The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
foniks
(Chinese mythology) A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang.
force majeure
(law) An unavoidable circumstance, especially one that prevents someone from fulfilling a legal (usually contractual) obligation.
formaldehida
(organic compound) The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin.
formasi
The act of assembling a group or structure. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
formatif
A language unit, typically a morph, that has a morphological function (that is, forming a word from a root or another word).
formulasi
The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.
formulir
A blank document or template to be filled in by the user.
fornikasi
(religion, law) Sexual intercourse by people who are not married to each other, or which is considered illicit in another way.
forsa
(physics) A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn).
forsep
An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.
fortissimo
(music) Indicating that the piece is to be played very loudly.
fosil
The mineralized remains of an animal or plant.
foto
(photography) A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.
foto narsisis
(informal, mobile phones) A photographic self-portrait, especially one taken manually (not using a timer, tripod etc.) with a small camera or mobile phone.
fotograf
(photography) A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.
fotografer
(photography) One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation.
fotografi
The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart.
fotografis
Pertaining to photographs or photography.
fotokopi
A copy made using a photocopier.
fotosintesis
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) Any process by which plants and other photoautotrophs convert light energy into chemical energy.
fotostat
A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates.
fraktur
(medicine) A break in bone or cartilage.
frambos
The plant Rubus idaeus.
Frankfurt
The largest city in Hesse, in central Germany; in full, Frankfurt am Main.
frasa
A short written or spoken expression.
fregat
(historical) A warship combining sail and steam propulsion, typically of ironclad timber construction, supplementing and superseding sailing ships of the line at the beginning of the development of the ironclad battleship. [mid 19th–late 19th c.]
fruktosa
(carbohydrate) A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C6H12O6.
fulkrum
(mechanics) The support about which a lever pivots.
fundamentalisme
(religion) The tendency to reduce a religion to its most fundamental tenets, based on strict interpretation of core texts.
fungsi
(biology) The physiological activity of an organ or body part.
fungsionalitas
(uncountable) The ability to do a task, performance, or execution; a set of functions that something is able or equipped to perform.
funiks
(Chinese mythology) A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang.
furnitur
(now usually, _, uncountable) Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.
futuristis
In the style of futurism.
fyord
A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.
gabungan
A collection of things which have been gathered together or assembled.
gabus
A bottle stopper made from this or any other material.
gabut
Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.
gada
A ceremonial form of this weapon.
gadis
A female non-human animal, especially, in affectionate address, a female pet, especially a dog.
gadungan
Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.
gagak
Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.
gagak besar
(countable) Any of several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus Corvus, especially the common raven (Corvus corax).
gagal
(intransitive) To be unsuccessful.
gagang
The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.
gagu
Not having the power of speech; dumb. [from 15th c.]
gairah
Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate.
gajah
(chess) The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English.
gaji
A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or autonomy.
galai
(nautical, historical) A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually a rowed warship used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.
galaksi
(galaxy) Any of the collections of many millions or billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc. existing as independent and coherent systems, of which there are billions in the known universe. [from 19th c.]
galangan
A place where ships are built and repaired.
galeri
An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of important objects, especially works of art.
gali
(transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
galur
(biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
gambar
A mental picture of something not real or not present.
gambaran
A mental picture of something not real or not present.
gambut
Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel. [from 14th c.]
gampang
Requiring little skill or effort.
gampangan
(informal, pejorative, of a woman) Consenting readily to sex.
gancu
A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
ganda
Folded in two; composed of two layers.
gandar
The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel.
gandum
(countable) Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.
gandum hitam
The grass Secale cereale from which the grain is obtained. [from 14th c.]
gang
A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.
Gangga
A river in India and Bangladesh, sacred within Hinduism.
gangguan
(medicine, countable) A physical or mental malfunction.
gangguan pencernaan
(pathology) A condition of heartburn, nausea, or other stomach-related pain, sometimes caused by eating too quickly.
gangren
The necrosis and rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.
gangsa
(uncountable) A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals.
ganjaran
Something of value given in return for an act.
ganjil
(maths, not comparable) Numerically indivisible by two.
ganteng
Of a man or boy: attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect.
ganti
(countable, uncountable) The process of becoming different.
ganti rugi
Something which is regarded as an equivalent; something which compensates for loss.
ganti untung
Something which is regarded as an equivalent; something which compensates for loss.
gantung
To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.
gantungan
One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman, paper hanger, etc.
gantungan kunci
An item carried on a key ring either as decoration or for security.
gapah
(historical) A contrivance in the Ancient Greek theatre for indicating a change of scene, by means of which a god might cross the stage or deliver a divine message; the deus ex machina.
gapai
(intransitive, copulative) To reach; to get to a certain place.
garangan
Any of several species of generalist predatory carnivores in the family Herpestidae; the various species range in size from rats to large cats. Indian mongooses are predators of venomous snakes, though other mongoose species have similar habits.
garasi
A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.
garda
A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
garda depan
(obsolete) The vanguard of an army or other force.
gardu induk
A site where electricity supplied by long-distance (high-voltage) transmission lines is transformed or regulated for local (low-voltage) distribution.
garib
Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.
garis
A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
garis bantu
A light line, used in lettering, to help align the text.
garis panduan
A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour.
garis waktu
A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future).
garuda
A large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Garuda is the son of Vinata.
garuk
To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.
gas buangan
Exhaust gas.
gasal
(maths, not comparable) Numerically indivisible by two.
gatal
(slang) Sexually aroused, with or without physical manifestation; experiencing a feeling of sexual desire.
gawai
Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated.
gawang
(sport) In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.
gawat
Serious danger.
gawir
A very steep cliff.
gay
(now, _, chiefly, in plural) A homosexual, especially a male homosexual.
gaya
(physics) A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn).
gaya berat
(physics) The fundamental force of attraction that exists between all matter in the universe, caused by the curvature of spacetime caused by matter. It is the weakest of the four fundamental interactions, and possesses a gauge boson known as the graviton.
gaya rambut
The style in which someone's hair has been cut and arranged.
gaya tarik bumi
(physics) The fundamental force of attraction that exists between all matter in the universe, caused by the curvature of spacetime caused by matter. It is the weakest of the four fundamental interactions, and possesses a gauge boson known as the graviton.
gaydar
(LGBTQ slang) The supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is gay by observing that person's appearance, mannerisms, etc. [from early 1980s]
gayung
A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping into and ladling out liquids; a ladle or scoop.
gazetir
(geography) A dictionary or index of geographical locations.
ge
The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.
gebetan
(informal, by extension) The human object of such infatuation or affection.
gebuk
(transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.
gedung
(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
gegabah
Indifferent or oblivious to danger or the consequences thereof.
gegat
Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
geiser
(planetology, geology, volcanology) A boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc., at frequent intervals, driven upwards by the expansive power of steam.
gejala
(medicine) A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash; strictly, a symptom is felt or experienced by the patient, while a sign can be detected by an observer.
gel
A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.
gelagar
A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
gelak
A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the laughing face, particularly of the lips, and of the whole body, with a peculiar expression of the eyes, indicating merriment, satisfaction or derision, and usually attended by a sonorous and interrupted expulsion of air from the lungs.
gelam
(countable, and, uncountable) A rich reddish-brown colour.
gelandangan
(sometimes, pejorative) A homeless person; a vagabond. [from 1664]

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