| contraction | n 1. becoming, causing to become smaller, shorter, etc, pengecutan, mengecut; 2. (physiol & pathol) kontraksi, pengecutan; 3. shortening of word, pemendekan, penyingkatan; 4. word shortened, kependekan, singkatan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| expansion | n 1. act of expanding, state of being expanded, pengembangan: the ~ and contraction of metals, pengembangan dan pengecutan logam; industrial ~, pengembangan perindustrian; 2. st expanded, hasil pengembangan: this essay is an ~ of the article he wrote two years ago, esei ini ialah hasil pengembangan makalah yg ditulisnya dua tahun dahulu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| crack | vt 1. cause to split into fissures, merekahkan: expansion and contraction have ~ed the beams, pengembangan dan pengecutan telah merekahkan alang itu; 2. cause to split into thin lines, meretakkan: a ball thrown by the children ~ed the window pane, bola yg dibaling oleh budak-budak itu telah meretakkan cermin tingkap; 3. accidentally fracture, reta_òk: he ~ed the eggs when he fell against the table, telur itu retak apabila dia tersandung meja; 4. (skin, lips) menyebabkan pecah-pecah: the extreme cold ~ed his lips, kesejukan yg amat sangat menyebabkan bibirnya pecah-pecah; 5. also ~ open, split open, memecahkan: to ~ the safe, memecahkan peti besi; 6. accidentally hit with forceful blow, pecah: he ~ed his head when he fell, kepalanya pecah sewaktu dia terjatuh; 7. cause voice to break, menjadikan serak: emotion ~ed his voice, tekanan emosi menjadikan suaranya serak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |