waktu paruh
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Etymology
Compound of waktu (“time”) + paruh (“half”), a calque of Dutch halveringstijd (“half-life”, literally “halving time”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌwaktu ˈparuh/ [ˌwak̚.t̪u ˈpa.rʊh]
- Syllabification: wak‧tu pa‧ruh
Noun
- (physics) half-life (the time required for half the nuclei in a sample of an isotope to undergo radioactive decay)
- (chemistry) half-life (the time required for concentration to fall to half)
- (medicine) half-life (time for a substance to lose half of its activity)
Synonyms
- separuh hayat (in Standard Malay)
See also
- paruh waktu (“part-time”)
Further reading
- “waktu paruh” 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.
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