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floating

adj, noun — 7 senses

floating

adj

US /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/ · UK /ˈfləʊtɪŋ/

Etymology By surface analysis, float + -ing.

1

That floats or float.

  • floating buoys
2

Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift.

  • The outcome of the forthcoming election is still unclear due to the large number of floating voters.
  • In China, the large floating population has tended to gravitate to cities.
2 more examples
  • You can drag the floating toolbars to any position on the screen.
  • "And I am much mistaken if she has not some floating fancy of her own."1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIV, in Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 198:
3

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Of a tone that is not attached to any consonant or vowel within its morpheme.

Derived terms
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floating

noun

Etymology By surface analysis, float + -ing.

1

The motion of something that floats.

2

In plural Material that floats in a liquid.

  • Plastic mud, brownish tinted, rich in floatings.1898, Journal of Microscopy, page 256:
3

The spreading of plaster on the surface of walls.

4

Biology, Medicine, Natural sciences, Pathology, Sciences, Veterinary, Zoology A veterinary dental procedure involving the filing down of sharp surfaces on a horse's teeth.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.