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 Definitions of floating  [ˈfloʊ tɪŋ]  

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Definition of 'floating' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) floating
being buoyed up on water or other liquid.

2.  floating
moving from one place to another:
a floating work force.

3.  floating
(of a body part or organ) away from its proper position, esp. in a downward direction:
a floating kidney.

4.  floating
in circulation or use, or not permanently invested, as capital.

5.  floating
composed of sums due within a short time:
a floating debt.

6.  floating
Mach.

7.  floating
having a soft suspension greatly reducing vibrations between the suspended part and its support.

8.  floating
working smoothly.

Etymology:  (1555–65)

Definition of 'floating' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) floating, natation
the act of someone who floats on the water

2. (adj) floating
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
"the ship is still floating"; "floating logs"; "floating seaweed"

3. (adj) aimless, drifting, floating, vagabond, vagrant
continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
"a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties"

4. (adj) floating
inclined to move or be moved about
"a floating crap game"

5. (adj) floating(a)
(of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position
"floating ribs are not connected with the sternum"; "a floating kidney"

6. (adj) floating(a)
not definitely committed to a party or policy
"floating voters"


Definition of 'floating' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) floating
buoyed upon or in a fluid; a, the floating timbers of a wreck; floating motes in the air

2. (adj) floating
free or lose from the usual attachment; as, the floating ribs in man and some other animals

3. (adj) floating
not funded; not fixed, invested, or determined; as, floating capital; a floating debt

4. (noun) floating
floating threads. See Floating threads, above

5. (noun) floating
the second coat of three-coat plastering

6.  floating
of Float



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