FLOATING


Meaning of FLOATING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈflō-tiŋ ]

adjective

Date: 1600

1. : buoyed on or in a fluid

2. : located out of the normal position

a floating kidney

3.

a. : continually drifting or changing position

the floating population

b. : not presently committed or invested

floating capital

c. : short-term and usually not funded

floating debt

d. : having no fixed value or rate

floating currencies

floating interest rates

4. : connected or constructed so as to operate and adjust smoothly

a floating axle

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.