FLOATING


Meaning of FLOATING in English

adj. not settled in a definite place; fluctuating; variable (the floating population).

Phrases and idioms:

floating anchor a sea anchor. floating bridge

1. a bridge on pontoons etc.

2 a ferry working on chains. floating debt a debt repayable on demand, or at a stated time. floating dock a floating structure usable as a dry dock.

floating kidney

1. an abnormal condition in which the kidneys are unusually movable.

2 such a kidney.

floating light

1. a lightship.

2 a lifebuoy with a lantern. floating point Computing a decimal etc. point that does not occupy a fixed position in the numbers processed. floating rib any of the lower ribs, which are not attached to the breastbone. floating voter a voter without allegiance to any political party.

Derivatives:

floatingly adv.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.