Floating

  • 21floating — adjective a) That which floats or float. floating buoys b) 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 …

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  • 22floating — float·ing || fləʊtɪŋ n. resting or moving on liquid or air adj. resting on liquid or air, buoyed by liquid or air; moving lightly from place to place; not fixed, not permanent fləʊt n. buoy; something that floats; air container on the… …

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  • 23floating — adjective 1) floating voters Syn: uncommitted, undecided, undeclared, wavering; informal sitting on the fence 2) a floating population Syn: unsettled, transient, temporary, migrant, wandering, nomadic …

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  • 24floating — /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/ (say flohting) adjective 1. that floats. 2. (of a ceiling, floor, bookshelf, etc.) free from attachment, or having little attachment. 3. Pathology a. freely movable. b. unduly movable, as certain organs, especially the spleen or kidney …

  • 25floating — See full floating axle fully floating axle …

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  • 26floating — 1. Free or unattached. 2. Unduly movable; out of the normal position; denoting an occasional abnormal condition of certain organs, such as the kidneys, liver, spleen, etc. * * * float·ing flōt iŋ adj located out of the normal position or… …

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  • 27floating — adj. Floating is used with these nouns: ↑barge, ↑log, ↑vote, ↑voter …

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  • 28floating — floa·ting s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS econ. → fluttuazione {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1977. ETIMO: ingl. floating propr. galleggiante, galleggiamento , der. di (to) float galleggiare …

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  • 29Floating — Floa|ting [ floutiŋ] das; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. floating, eigtl. »schwimmend, treibend«> durch die Freigabe des Wechselkurses eingeleitetes Schwanken des Außenwertes einer Währung in einem System fester Wechselkurse …

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  • 30floating — adjective not settled or fixed permanently; fluctuating or variable: floating exchange rates …

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