floating

adj.

1. Buoyed on or suspended in or as if in a fluid.
2. Not secured in place; unattached.
3. Inclined to move or be moved about: a floating meeting; floating crap games.
4. Economics.
   1. Available for use; in circulation. Used of capital.
   2. Short-term and usually unfunded. Used of a debt.
5. Designed or constructed to operate smoothly and without vibration.
6. Of or relating to an organ of the body that is movable or out of normal position: a floating kidney.

adj

Definition: hovering
Antonyms: grounded

adj

Definition: uncommitted
Antonyms: committed

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Smoothing newly applied mortar, plaster, or concrete with a trowel or float.

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Vernacular for filing or rasping a horse's molar teeth.

Dreams in which one simply floats can indicate freedom, as reflected in the expression free-floating. Floating through the air can have the same meaning as flying. Large bodies of water are frequently symbols of the unconscious, so floating in calm waters indicates being at peace with the unconscious. A curious aside-pregnant women often have floating dreams.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - flydende, svævende, vekslende

idioms:

• floating debt    kortfristet statsgæld
• floating palette    æske med brikker, der kan flyttes rundt på skærmen
• floating point    flydende komma
• floating population    bevægelig befolkning
• floating vote    usikker vælger

Nederlands (Dutch)
drijvend, zwevend, veranderlijk, niet vastliggend (kapitaal), variabel, over zeevracht

Français (French)
adj. - flottant, instable

idioms:

• floating debt    dette flottante, partie de la dette nationale constituée d'emprunts à, court terme
• floating palette    (Comput) interface graphique
• floating point    (Math), virgule flottante
• floating population    population instable
• floating vote    (Pol), vote flottant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - treibend, Wander-

idioms:

• floating debt    (Finanzen) schwebende Schuld
• floating palette    floating palette
• floating point    (Comp.) Gleitkomma
• floating population    mobile Bevölkerung
• floating vote    Wechselwählerschaft

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επιπλέων, πλωτός, αιωρούμενος, μεταβλητός, κυμαινόμενος, αναποφάσιστος, (ιατρ.) κινητός, (Η/Υ) κινητός

idioms:

• floating debt    (οικον.) βραχυπρόθεσμος κρατικός δανεισμός
• floating palette    (Η/Υ) κινητή παλέτα
• floating point    (μαθημ.) κινητός δεκαδικός, κινητή υποδιαστολή
• floating population    μετακινούμενος πληθυσμός
• floating vote    αναποφάσιστοι ψηφοφόροι

Italiano (Italian)
galleggiante

idioms:

• floating debt    debito fluttuante
• floating point    punto di galleggiamento
• floating population    popolazione fluttuante
• floating vote    voto fluttuante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - flutuante

idioms:

• floating debt    débito (m) flutuante
• floating point    ponto (m) de flutuação
• floating population    população (f) flutuante
• floating vote    voto (m) flutuante

Русский (Russian)
плавающий, плавучий, текучий, колеблющий

idioms:

• floating debt    текущий долг
• floating point    плавучий пункт
• floating population    жители, которые часто переезжают
• floating vote    колеблющиеся избиратели

Español (Spanish)
adj. - flotante, a flote, boyante

idioms:

• floating debt    deuda flotante
• floating palette    caja con botones que se puede mover a través de la pantalla
• floating point    coma flotante
• floating population    población flotante o de tránsito
• floating vote    voto indeciso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - flytande, sjöfarts-, löst hängande, fluktuerande, rörlig (ekon.), startande av företag

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
漂浮的, 移动的, 浮动的

idioms:

• floating debt    流动债务, 短期负债
• floating palette    浮点调色板
• floating point    浮点
• floating population    流动人口
• floating vote    流动票, 散票

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 漂浮的, 移動的, 浮動的

idioms:

• floating debt    流動債務, 短期負債
• floating palette    浮點調色板
• floating point    浮點
• floating population    流動人口
• floating vote    流動票, 散票

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 떠 있는, 일정치 않은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 浮かんでいる, 流動的な

idioms:

• floating debt    流動負債
• floating point    浮動小数点
• floating population    流動人口
• floating vote    浮動票, 浮動投票者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عائم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נע ונד, לא-קבוע, צף, מתנודד, משתנה‬

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