floating


Definition: Meaning of, floating in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈfləʊtɪŋ /

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[only before noun]
  1. often changing, and not staying the same
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  1. the activity of sitting in a FLOTATION TANK in order to relax, or to treat illness or injury
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floating used in phrases

  • floating bridge (noun)
    1. a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons
  • floating debt (noun)
    1. short-term government borrowing, esp by the issue of three-month Treasury bills
  • floating dock (noun)
    1. dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised
  • floating dry dock (noun)
    1. dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised
  • floating fern (noun)
    1. pantropical aquatic fern
    2. aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums
  • floating mine (noun)
    1. an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it
  • floating policy (noun)
    1. e.g. jewellery an insurance policy covering loss of movable property regardless of its location
  • floating voter (noun)
    1. someone who does not always vote for the same political party at elections
  • floating-moss (noun)
    1. free-floating aquatic ferns
  • floating-point (adjective)
    1. the power of a number base the value of the digits computing of a number, written in two parts as a mantissa and characteristic ; non-integer
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