komposit

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch composiet, from Middle French composite, from Latin compositus, past participle of compōnō (“put together”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔmpoˈsɪt̚/
• Rhymes: -sɪt, -ɪt, -t
• Hyphenation: kom‧po‧sit

Noun

komposit (plural komposit-komposit, first-person possessive kompositku, second-person possessive kompositmu, third-person possessive kompositnya)

1. composite:
   1. A mixture of different components.

      Synonym: campuran

   2. A structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials.

      Synonym: gabungan

2. composite material: Any engineered material composed of two radically different materials in a tightly bonded matrix and having properties significantly different from either constituent

Synonyms

• sintetik (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Further reading

• “komposit” 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.