การคืบ

gaan kêup

Meanings

1NounB2

creeping; gradual advance

Slow, slight movement forward; inching movement or progress.

Examples

การจราจรติดขัดgaan jà-raa-jon dtìt kàtการจราจรติดขัดgaan jà-raa-jon dtìt kàttraffic jam; traffic congestionมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]การคืบgaan kêupการคืบgaan kêup1creeping; gradual advance2creep (material science)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesเป็นไปbpen bpaiเป็นไปbpen bpai[to] happen; occur; proceed; go onอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaslowly; at a slow pace
The traffic is very heavy, causing the forward movement of cars to be extremely slow.
2NounC1

creep (material science)

The slow, permanent change in the shape of a solid material caused by long-term stress.

Examples

วัสดุwát-sà-dùวัสดุwát-sà-dù1material; material(s)2material (attributive)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightทนtonทนton1[to] endure; tolerate; bear2[to] withstand; resist3durable; resistant (of things)อุณหภูมิun-hà-poomอุณหภูมิun-hà-poomtemperatureสูงsŏongสูงsŏong1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3advanced; elevated (abstract)4up; to a high positionนานๆnaan naanนานๆnaan naanrarely; once in a whileมักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)เสียหายsĭia hăaiเสียหายsĭia hăai1damaged; spoiled; impaired2[to] be damaged; suffer loss3harmful (causing harm) — rare/incorrectจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ปรากฏการณ์bpraa-gòt-gaanปรากฏการณ์bpraa-gòt-gaan1phenomenon; observable event2notable occurrence; remarkable trendการคืบgaan kêupการคืบgaan kêup1creeping; gradual advance2creep (material science)
Materials that must withstand high temperatures for long periods often fail due to the phenomenon of creep.

Word Breakdown

การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterPart 1
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คืบkêupคืบkêup1span (hand measure); khuep2[to] advance a little; inch forward; creep forward3a small amount; a small step (figurative)Part 2
การคืบgaan kêupการคืบgaan kêupcreeping; gradual advance