tekanan tanah

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of tekanan (“pressure”) +‎ tanah (“earth”).

Noun

tekanan tanah (plural tekanan-tekanan tanah)

1. (construction, engineering) earth pressure: the force exerted by soil per unit area as a horizontal pressure that affects the strength and consolidation of soil

Further reading

• “tekanan tanah” 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.