FLOATING

[adjective] [before noun; not gradable]The city has a large floating population (= a lot of people who do not live in a fixed place).(specialized) A part of the body that is floating is out of its usual position, or not connected to another part of the body.a floating ribThe bank has offered us a loan with a floating interest rate (= the charge made for borrowing the money is not fixed). [before noun](UK) A floating voter is one who does not always vote for the same political party.