floating

floating
adjective
1)

floating seaweed

Syn:
buoyant, on the surface, afloat, drifting
Ant:
sunken
2)

floating helium balloons

Syn:
hovering, levitating, suspended, hanging, defying gravity
Ant:
grounded
3)

floating voters

Syn:
uncommitted, undecided, of two minds, torn, split, uncertain, unsure, wavering, vacillating, indecisive, blowing hot and cold, undeclared; informal sitting on the fence
Ant:
committed
4)

a floating population

Syn:
unsettled, transient, temporary, variable, fluctuating; migrant, wandering, nomadic, on the move, migratory, traveling, drifting, roving, roaming, itinerant, vagabond
Ant:
settled
5)

a floating exchange rate

Syn:
variable, changeable, changing, fluid, fluctuating
Ant:
fixed

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  • floating — (izg. flȏuting) m DEFINICIJA ekon. plutanje, plivanje (o plivajućim, slobodnim tečajevima valuta, za razliku od fiksnog) SINTAGMA floating clause (izg. floating klȏz) pom. klauzula o plutanju (vremenu kad brod u luci čeka na ukrcaj/iskrcaj)… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

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  • floating — /ˈflotin(g), ingl. ˈfləutɪŋ/ [vc. ingl., propriamente «galleggiante», da to float «galleggiare»] s. m. inv. (banca) fluttuazione …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • floating — 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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Floating — Floa|ting 〈[ floʊ ] n. 15; unz.〉 1. das Floaten 2. 〈Geol.〉 Verfahren zur Anreicherung gering konzentrierter Erze im abgebauten Gestein durch Spülung mit besonderen Emulgier od. Lösungsmitteln, in denen das Erz konzentriert wird * * * Floa|ting [… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • floating — 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 > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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