| attenuate | vt (fml) 1. weaken, melemahkan; 2. dilute, mencairkan; 3. make thin, slender, menghaluskan: the glass was ~d into thin fibres, kaca itu dihaluskan hingga menjadi serat-serat halus; 4. make less virulent, melemahkan; 5. reduce amplitude of, melemahkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fibre, (US) fiber | n 1. natural or synthetic filament, serat, gentian; (of fruit) serabut, serat: cotton ~ is spun into thread, serat kapas dipintal menjadi benang; 2. cloth made from such material, kain; 3. texture or structure of material, daging: cloth of coarse ~, kain yg kasar dagingnya; 4. esp moral ~, perwatakan; be of strong moral ~, berperwatakan kuat; lack moral ~, berperwatakan lemah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| serrated | adj bergerigi; (of leaves) serat: a knife with a ~ edge, pisau yg matanya bergerigi; ~ leaves, daun-daun serat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| break | c. classify st, /mengklasifikasikan, membahagikan/ sst: he was asked to ~ down the total number of publications according to type, dia diminta mengklasifikasikan jumlah terbitan menurut jenisnya; d. separate st into components, memecahkan sst; ( by analysis ) menguraikan sst: these bacteria can ~ down cellulose, bakteria ini dapat memecahkan selulosa; the heat in the pile ~s down the fibre of the plant material, haba timbunan itu memecahkan serat-serat bahan tumbuhan; he broke down the compound into its three elements, dia menguraikan sebatian itu kpd ketiga-tiga unsurnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stretch | 3. elasticity, memberi: the natural fibre has more ~ than the man-made fibre, serat semula jadi lebih memberi drpd serat buatan manusia; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sensory | adj deria: ~ fibres, serat deria; ~ organs, organ deria; experiences that stem directly from ~ stimulation, pengalaman yg lahir secara langsung drpd perangsangan deria. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| staple 2 | 2. (fibre of cotton) serat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flax | n 1. (plant) pokok flaks; 2. (fibre) serat flaks. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| abaca | n 1. (plant), (pokok) abaka; 2. (fibre) serat abaka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| twist | vt 1. wind round, memintal: the fibres are ~ed into a thick rope, serat itu dipintal menjadi tali yg tebal; she ~ed her hair and coiled it on top of her head, dia memintal rambutnya dan melingkarkannya di atas kepala; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |