floating
Americanadjective
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being buoyed up on water or other liquid.
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having little or no attachment to a particular place; moving from one place to another.
a floating workforce.
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Pathology. away from its proper position, especially in a downward direction.
a floating kidney.
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not fixed or settled in a definite place or state.
a floating population.
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Finance.
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in circulation or use, or not permanently invested, as capital.
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composed of sums due within a short time.
a floating debt.
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Machinery.
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having a soft suspension greatly reducing vibrations between the suspended part and its support.
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working smoothly.
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adjective
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having little or no attachment
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(of an organ or part) displaced from the normal position or abnormally movable
a floating kidney
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not definitely attached to one place or policy; uncommitted or unfixed
the floating vote
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finance
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(of capital) not allocated or invested; available for current use
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(of debt) short-term and unfunded, usually raised by a government or company to meet current expenses
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(of a currency) free to fluctuate against other currencies in accordance with market forces
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machinery operating smoothly through being free from external constraints
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(of an electronic circuit or device) not connected to a source of voltage
Other Word Forms
- floatingly adverb
- nonfloating adjective
- nonfloatingly adverb
- unfloating adjective
Etymology
Origin of floating
Example Sentences
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In the Amundsen Sea, meltwater forms under floating ice shelves, which extend from glaciers on land into the ocean.
From Science Daily
Iran insists on its right to enrich uranium but is floating proposals such as reducing enrichment.
A séance with a floating guitar and a writing spirit hand.
From Literature
When a tidewater glacier thins enough, it can lift off the seabed and begin floating on the ocean surface.
From Science Daily
My legs felt like fat logs floating on water, just bobbing around without any control.
From Literature
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