
Float
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Definition of the noun float
What does float mean as a name of something?
noun - plural: floats
- the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
- lexical domain: Time - nouns denoting time and temporal relations
- more generic terms: interval / time interval = a definite length of time marked off by two instants
- the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
- lexical domain: Possessions - nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
- more generic word: stock = the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
- a drink with ice cream floating in it
- lexical domain: Foods & Drinks - nouns denoting foods and drinks
- synonyms of float: ice-cream float / ice-cream soda
- more generic word: drink = a single serving of a beverage
- more specific term: root beer float = an ice-cream soda made with ice cream floating in root beer
- an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
- lexical domain: Artifacts - nouns denoting man-made objects
- more generic words: display / presentation = a visual representation of something
- a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
- lexical domain: Artifacts - nouns denoting man-made objects
- synonym of float: plasterer's float
- more generic term: hand tool = a tool used with workers' hands
- something that floats on the surface of water
- lexical domain: Artifacts - nouns denoting man-made objects
- more generic words: artefact / artifact = a man-made object taken as a whole
- more specific terms:
- bobfloat / bobber / cork / bob = a small float usually made of cork
- chip = a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
- flotation device / life preserver / preserver = rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning
- pontoon = a float supporting a seaplane
- raft = a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
- an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
- lexical domain: Animals - nouns denoting animals
- synonyms of float: air bladder / swim bladder
- more generic word: sac = a structure resembling a bag in an animal
Alternative definition of the noun float
noun
- A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
- synonym: initial public offering
- A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades
- A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces.
- An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.
- [British] A small battery-powered vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.
- [finance] Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.
- [context: finance, Australia, and other Commonwealth countries?] An offering of shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, normally followed by a listing on a stock exchange.
- [banking] The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.
- [context: insurance] Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.
- [programming] Short form of floating-point number.
- A soft beverage with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream floating in it.
- A small sum of money put in a cashier's till at the start of business to enable change to be made.
- [poker] A maneuver where a player calls on the flop or turn with a weak hand, with the intention of bluffing after the next community card.
Specialised definition of the noun float
Glossary of finance / banking
checkbook money that for a period of time appears on the books of both the payor and payee due to the lag in the collection process
- note: Federal Reserve float often arises during the Federal Reserve's check collection process. In order to promote an efficient payments mechanism with certainty as to the date funds become available, the Federal Reserve has employed the policy of crediting the reserve accounts of depository institutions depositing checks within a maximum of three business days of the deposit; however, more time may be needed to process certain checks and collect funds from the institutions on which these checks are drawn. This policy results in credit being given to some depository institutions before the Federal Reserve is able to obtain payment from others.
- region: USA
Glossary of sports
a buoyant rectangular board that supports the arms and top of the body of a swimmer, used for learning to swim and for kicking training (2006. Dictionary of Sport and Exercise Science. A&C Black Publishers Ltd)
Definition of the verb float
What does float mean as a doing word?
Float is one of the top 1000 most common verbs in the English language.
verb - inflections: floated | floating | floats
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- syntax:
Syntactic formula Example for the syntactic formula Verbs with the same syntax there [Verb] [Theme, indefinite] There fluttered a flag (over the fort) Verbs of Existence: bob, bow, creep, dance, drift, eddy, falter, flap, flutter, hover, jiggle, joggle, oscillate, pulsate, quake, quiver, revolve, rock, roil, rotate, shake, stir, sway, swirl, teeter, throb, totter, tremble, undulate, vacillate, vibrate, waft, wave, waver, wiggle, wobble, writhe [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] The patriots waved the flag [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] A flag fluttered [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] [Locative Preposition] [Location] A flag fluttered over the fort | Bees are swarming in the garden [Locative Preposition] [Location] [Verb] [Theme] In the aquarium swam a striped fish | Over the fort fluttered a flag [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] Bill rolled the ball Verbs of Motion: bounce, coil, drift, drop, glide, move, revolve, roll, rotate, slide, snake, soar, spin, spiral, swing, turn, twirl, twist, undulate, whirl, wind [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] [Adjective] Bill rolled the drawer open | He rode her seasick | He skated Penny exhausted | Tom walked the dog exhausted [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] to / into [Oblique, state] Bill rolled the drawer to an open position | He rode her to sickness | He skated Penny to exhaustion | Tom walked the dog to exhaustion [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] [Path Preposition] [Location] Bill rolled the ball down the hill [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] Claire skated | The ball rolled | They waltzed [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] [Adjective] The drawer rolled open [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] to / into [Oblique, state] The drawer rolled to an open position [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] [Spatial Preposition] [Location] The ball rolled down the hill there [Verb] [Theme, indefinite] [Path Preposition] [Location] There jumped a little white rabbit out of the box Verbs of Motion: amble, backpack, bolt, bounce, bound, bowl, canter, carom, cavort, charge, clamber, climb, clump, coast, crawl, creep, dart, dash, dodder, drift, file, flit, fly, frolic, gallop, gambol, glide, goose step, hasten, hike, hobble, hop, hurry, hurtle, inch, jog, journey, jump, leap, limp, lollop, lope, lumber, lurch, march, meander, mince, mosey, nip, pad, parade, perambulate, plod, prance, promenade, prowl, race, ramble, roam, roll, romp, rove, run, rush, sashay, saunter, scamper, scoot, scram, scramble, scud, scurry, scuttle, shamble, shuffle, sidle, skedaddle, skip, skitter, skulk, sleepwalk, slide, slink, slither, slog, slouch, sneak, somersault, speed, stagger, step, stomp, stray, streak, stride, stroll, strut, stumble, stump, swagger, sweep, swerve, swim, tack, tear, tiptoe, toddle, toil, totter, tour, traipse, tramp, travel, trek, troop, trot, trudge, trundle, vault, waddle, wade, walk, wander, weave, whiz, zigzag, zoom there [Verb] [Path Preposition] [Location, concrete] [Theme, indefinite] There jumped out of the box a little white rabbit [Agent - being] [Verb] [Theme] He skated Penny | Tom jumped the horse [Agent - being] [Verb] [Theme] [Adjective] Bill rolled the drawer open | He rode her seasick | He skated Penny exhausted | Tom walked the dog exhausted [Agent - being] [Verb] [Theme] to / into [Oblique, state] Bill rolled the drawer to an open position | He rode her to sickness | He skated Penny to exhaustion | Tom walked the dog to exhaustion [Agent - being] [Verb] [Theme] [Spatial Preposition] [Location] Tom jumped the horse over the fence [Theme - being or machine] [Verb] The horse jumped [Theme - being or machine] [Verb] [Location, concrete] The horse jumped the stream [Theme - being or machine] [Verb] [Oblique 1] to / into [Oblique 2, state] Claire skated her skates blades to shreds | She waltzed herself to sickness | We walked ourselves into a state of exhaustion [Theme - being or machine] [Verb] [Oblique 1] [Path Preposition] [Oblique 2] Tom ran the soles off his shoes [Theme - being or machine] [Verb] [Spatial Preposition] [Location] The horse jumped over the fence [Path Preposition] [Location] [Verb] [Theme] Out of the box jumped a little white rabbit [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Destination] [Theme] Carla slid John the books | Nora brought Pamela the book Verbs of Sending and Carrying: bounce, roll, slide [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] Carla slid the books [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] to [Destination] Carla slid the books to the floor [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] [Path Preposition, except: at / to / towards / for ] [Source] Carla slid the books across the table [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] from / out / out of / off / off of [Source] to [Destination] Carla slid the books from one end of the table to the other [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] The books slid [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] to [Destination] The books slid to the floor [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] [Path Preposition, except: at / to / towards / for ] [Source] The books slid from the table [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] from / out / out of / off / off of [Source] to [Destination] The books slid from the table to the floor - lexical domain: Motions - verbs of walking, flying, swimming
- synonyms of float: be adrift / blow / drift
- more generic words: go / locomote / move / travel = change location
- more specific words:
- syntax:
- be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
- example: These cars won't float
- syntax:
Syntactic formula Example for the syntactic formula Verbs with the same syntax there [Verb] [Theme, indefinite] [Path Preposition] [Location] There jumped a little white rabbit out of the box Verbs of Motion: amble, backpack, bolt, bounce, bound, bowl, canter, carom, cavort, charge, clamber, climb, clump, coast, crawl, creep, dart, dash, dodder, drift, file, flit, fly, frolic, gallop, gambol, glide, goose step, hasten, hike, hobble, hop, hurry, hurtle, inch, jog, journey, jump, leap, limp, lollop, lope, lumber, lurch, march, meander, mince, mosey, nip, pad, parade, perambulate, plod, prance, promenade, prowl, race, ramble, roam, roll, romp, rove, run, rush, sashay, saunter, scamper, scoot, scram, scramble, scud, scurry, scuttle, shamble, shuffle, sidle, skedaddle, skip, skitter, skulk, sleepwalk, slide, slink, slither, slog, slouch, sneak, somersault, speed, stagger, step, stomp, stray, streak, stride, stroll, strut, stumble, stump, swagger, sweep, swerve, swim, tack, tear, tiptoe, toddle, toil, totter, tour, traipse, tramp, travel, trek, troop, trot, trudge, trundle, vault, waddle, wade, walk, wander, weave, whiz, zigzag, zoom there [Verb] [Path Preposition] [Location, concrete] [Theme, indefinite] There jumped out of the box a little white rabbit [Agent - being] [Verb] [Theme] He skated Penny | Tom jumped the horse [Agent - being] [Verb] [Theme] [Adjective] Bill rolled the drawer open | He rode her seasick | He skated Penny exhausted | Tom walked the dog exhausted [Agent - being] [Verb] [Theme] to / into [Oblique, state] Bill rolled the drawer to an open position | He rode her to sickness | He skated Penny to exhaustion | Tom walked the dog to exhaustion [Agent - being] [Verb] [Theme] [Spatial Preposition] [Location] Tom jumped the horse over the fence [Theme - being or machine] [Verb] The horse jumped [Theme - being or machine] [Verb] [Location, concrete] The horse jumped the stream [Theme - being or machine] [Verb] [Oblique 1] to / into [Oblique 2, state] Claire skated her skates blades to shreds | She waltzed herself to sickness | We walked ourselves into a state of exhaustion [Theme - being or machine] [Verb] [Oblique 1] [Path Preposition] [Oblique 2] Tom ran the soles off his shoes [Theme - being or machine] [Verb] [Spatial Preposition] [Location] The horse jumped over the fence [Path Preposition] [Location] [Verb] [Theme] Out of the box jumped a little white rabbit [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Destination] [Theme] Carla slid John the books | Nora brought Pamela the book Verbs of Sending and Carrying: bounce, roll, slide [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] Carla slid the books [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] to [Destination] Carla slid the books to the floor [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] [Path Preposition, except: at / to / towards / for ] [Source] Carla slid the books across the table [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] from / out / out of / off / off of [Source] to [Destination] Carla slid the books from one end of the table to the other [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] The books slid [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] to [Destination] The books slid to the floor [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] [Path Preposition, except: at / to / towards / for ] [Source] The books slid from the table [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] from / out / out of / off / off of [Source] to [Destination] The books slid from the table to the floor - lexical domain: Motions - verbs of walking, flying, swimming
- synonym of float: swim
- antonym of float: sink
- more generic words: go / locomote / move / travel = change location
- more specific word: buoy = float on the surface of water
- set afloat
- examples: He floated the logs down the river | The boy floated his toy boat on the pond | The girls float the wooden sticks
- syntax:
Syntactic formula Example for the syntactic formula Verbs with the same syntax there [Verb] [Theme, indefinite] There fluttered a flag (over the fort) Verbs of Existence: bob, bow, creep, dance, drift, eddy, falter, flap, flutter, hover, jiggle, joggle, oscillate, pulsate, quake, quiver, revolve, rock, roil, rotate, shake, stir, sway, swirl, teeter, throb, totter, tremble, undulate, vacillate, vibrate, waft, wave, waver, wiggle, wobble, writhe [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] The patriots waved the flag [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] A flag fluttered [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] [Locative Preposition] [Location] A flag fluttered over the fort | Bees are swarming in the garden [Locative Preposition] [Location] [Verb] [Theme] In the aquarium swam a striped fish | Over the fort fluttered a flag [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] Bill rolled the ball Verbs of Motion: bounce, coil, drift, drop, glide, move, revolve, roll, rotate, slide, snake, soar, spin, spiral, swing, turn, twirl, twist, undulate, whirl, wind [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] [Adjective] Bill rolled the drawer open | He rode her seasick | He skated Penny exhausted | Tom walked the dog exhausted [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] to / into [Oblique, state] Bill rolled the drawer to an open position | He rode her to sickness | He skated Penny to exhaustion | Tom walked the dog to exhaustion [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] [Path Preposition] [Location] Bill rolled the ball down the hill [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] Claire skated | The ball rolled | They waltzed [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] [Adjective] The drawer rolled open [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] to / into [Oblique, state] The drawer rolled to an open position [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] [Spatial Preposition] [Location] The ball rolled down the hill [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Destination] [Theme] Carla slid John the books | Nora brought Pamela the book Verbs of Sending and Carrying: bounce, roll, slide [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] Carla slid the books [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] to [Destination] Carla slid the books to the floor [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] [Path Preposition, except: at / to / towards / for ] [Source] Carla slid the books across the table [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] from / out / out of / off / off of [Source] to [Destination] Carla slid the books from one end of the table to the other [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] The books slid [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] to [Destination] The books slid to the floor [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] [Path Preposition, except: at / to / towards / for ] [Source] The books slid from the table [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] from / out / out of / off / off of [Source] to [Destination] The books slid from the table to the floor - lexical domain: Motions - verbs of walking, flying, swimming
- more generic word: transport = move something or somebody around
- more specific words:
- circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
- move lightly, as if suspended
- example: The dancer floated across the stage
- syntax:
Syntactic formula Example for the syntactic formula [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] Bill rolled the ball [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] [Adjective] Bill rolled the drawer open | He rode her seasick | He skated Penny exhausted | Tom walked the dog exhausted [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] to / into [Oblique, state] Bill rolled the drawer to an open position | He rode her to sickness | He skated Penny to exhaustion | Tom walked the dog to exhaustion [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] [Path Preposition] [Location] Bill rolled the ball down the hill [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] Claire skated | The ball rolled | They waltzed [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] [Adjective] The drawer rolled open [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] to / into [Oblique, state] The drawer rolled to an open position [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] [Spatial Preposition] [Location] The ball rolled down the hill Verbs of Motion (with the same syntax): bounce, coil, drift, drop, glide, move, revolve, roll, rotate, slide, snake, soar, spin, spiral, swing, turn, twirl, twist, undulate, whirl, wind.
- lexical domain: Motions - verbs of walking, flying, swimming
- more generic words: go / locomote / move / travel = change location
- more specific word: ride = be sustained or supported or borne
- put into the water
- example: float a ship
- syntax:
Syntactic formula Example for the syntactic formula [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Destination] [Theme] Carla slid John the books | Nora brought Pamela the book [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] Carla slid the books [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] to [Destination] Carla slid the books to the floor [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] [Path Preposition, except: at / to / towards / for ] [Source] Carla slid the books across the table [Agent - intentional control] [Verb] [Theme] from / out / out of / off / off of [Source] to [Destination] Carla slid the books from one end of the table to the other [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] The books slid [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] to [Destination] The books slid to the floor [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] [Path Preposition, except: at / to / towards / for ] [Source] The books slid from the table [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] from / out / out of / off / off of [Source] to [Destination] The books slid from the table to the floor Verbs of Sending and Carrying (with the same syntax): bounce, roll, slide.
- lexical domain: Contact - verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
- more generic word: launch = propel with force
- make the surface of level or smooth
- allow (currencies) to fluctuate
- convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
- example: float data
- lexical domain: Change - verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
- more generic terms: change over / convert = change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
Group
Float is an Indonesian music group formed by Hotma Roni Simamora, Windra Benyamin and Raymond Agus Saputra.
- also known as Float Project
- members:
- Windra Benyamin (Guitar)
- Hotma Roni Simamora (Bass guitar)
- Raymond Agus Saputra (Bass guitar)
- official website: floatproject.com
Music
- "Float" is the fourth studio album by the Irish-American punk band Flogging Molly. It was released on March 4, 2008, and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 album chart, selling about 48,000 copies in its first week. It also reached number one on the Billboard Independent Chart and number two on the Billboard Alternative chart.
- genres: Punk rock, Celtic rock
- released on (7 years ago)
- "Float" is American hip hop artist Aesop Rock's second full-length album, his first major release.
- genre: Hip hop music
- released on (14 years ago)
- "Float" is the sixth studio album by American hip hop recording artist Styles P. The album was released on April 16, 2013, by Nature Sounds and High Times Records. The album was produced entirely by fellow New Yorker, American record producer Scram Jones. The album also features guest appearances from fellow American rappers N.O.R.E., Sheek Louch, Jadakiss, Raekwon, Bullpen and Scram Jones.
- genre: Hip hop music
- released on
- "Float" is a musical album of Liquido.
- released on (9 years ago)
- "Float" is a composition.
- music by Nathen Maxwell, Bob Schmidt, George Schwindt, Dave King, Bridget Regan & Dennis Casey
- "Float" is a musical album of Peter Broderick.
- also known as Float 2013
- released on (6 years ago)
- "FLOAT" is a musical album of Toshiyuki Terui.
- released on (5 years ago)
- "Float" is a composition.
- music and lyrics by Gavin Rossdale
- "Float" is a musical single of Yintan.
- released on
- "Float" is a musical single of Minnesota.
- released on
- "Float" is a musical single of The Ecstatics.
- released on
- "Float" is a musical album of Judd Madden.
- released on
Films
- "Float" is a film, written and directed by Johnny Asuncion.
- country: United States of America
- producers: Peter Paul Basler & Hrach Titizian
- executive producers: Kimberley Bliquez, Rui DaSilva, Mathius Mack Gertz
- starring:
- Gregory Itzin as Ray Fulton
- Ken Davitian as Vahig Manoogian
- Lauren Cohan as Emily Fulton
- Alma Saraci as Susannah
- Hrach Titizian as Gevorg Manoogian
- Cristine Rose as Pamela Fulton
- Johnny Asuncion as Ramon
- Ashley Peldon as Nicole
- cinematography by Matt Egan
- edited by Aaron Toaso
- music by Jay McMeekan, Mary Kouyoumdjian
- genres: Indie film, Comedy
- released in (7 years ago)
- "Float" is a 2013 short drama film written and directed by Stephen Arnold.
- also known as Dust
- country: Canada
- language: English Language
- producer: Stephen Arnold
- production design by Ewen Dickson
- written by Stephen Arnold
- starring: R. Kyle Cameron as The Writer
- cinematography by Ken LeBlanc
- edited by Caley MacLennan
- music by Dave Johnson
- costume design by Nicole Frosst
- genre: Drama
- released on
- "Float" is a short film, directed by Kareem Mortimer.
- country: Canada
- language: English Language
- genre: LGBT
- released in (9 years ago)
Artwork
"Float" is a public artwork by American artist Peter Flanary located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in front of Sandburg Hall, which is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
- completed in (25 years ago)
Miscellanea
- Float: Floats are airtight hollow structures, similar to pressure vessels, whose air-filled interior makes them buoyant in water. They are most often used to make up the multipart hulls of trimarans, small open catamarans, and floatplanes. Their main purpose is to supply buoyancy, not storage space. The other principal domain of use for pontoons is in marine engineering and construction—shipbuilding, marine salvage, dredging, port facilities, and so on. In such applications, pontoons are sunk, positioned under objects needing raising, and then pumped full of air with air compressors, raising the object. Pontoons are also used to build things like pontoon bridges and floating piers. Such applications make them a useful tool for combat engineers and civilian engineers alike.
- also known as Floats
- Float: In project management, float or slack is the amount of time that a task in a project network can be delayed without causing a delay to: subsequent tasks project completion date An activity on critical path has "Zero free float", but an activity that has zero free float may not be on the critical path. Total float is associated with the path. If a Project Network Chart/Diagram has 4 non-critical paths then that project would have 4 "Total Float" values.
- Float: In economics, float is duplicate money present in the banking system during the time between a deposit being made in the recipient's account and the money being deducted from the sender's account. It makes up the smallest part of the money supply.
- Float a.k.a. Fishing float: A float, also called a bobber in the United States, is an item of angling equipment that is attached to the fishing line which serves several purposes. Firstly, it can suspend the bait at a predetermined depth; secondly, due to its buoyancy, it can carry the baited hook to otherwise inaccessible areas of water by allowing the float to drift in the prevailing current; and thirdly, a float also serves as a visual bite indicator. Fishing with a float is called float fishing.
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- The float is a b-boying move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands. Though it appears to demand great strength, the float actually requires balance above all because the breaker's weight is supported on the elbows which are firmly planted into the lower abdomen near the ASIS.
- Float: Liquid level floats, also known as float balls, are spherical, cylindrical, oblong or similarly shaped objects, made from either rigid or flexible material, that are buoyant in water and other liquids. They are non-electrical hardware frequently used as visual sight-indicators for surface demarcation and level measurement. They may also be incorporated into switch mechanisms or translucent fluid-tubes as a component in monitoring or controlling liquid level.
- Float: Floating is a bartending technique where a liquor or ingredient is layered at the top of a drink. The cocktails or shots produced with this technique are known as either a Pousse-café or a layered drink. Although the amount of alcohol used in a float is only about half an ounce, it enhances the tone flavor of the drink at hand.
- Float: A woodworking float, also called a planemaker's float, is a traditional woodworking tool generally used when making a wooden plane. The float is used to cut, flatten, and smooth key areas of wood by abrasion. Despite the name its woodworking uses go well beyond planemaking.
- also known as Planemaker's Float
- Float: A float is a form of two-wheeled horse-drawn cart with a dropped axle to give an especially low loadbed.
Phrases with Float
Phrases starting with the word Float:
Phrases ending with the word Float:
- Free Float
- milk float
- prone float
- Carley Float
- carling float
- ice-cream float
- root beer float
- dead-man's float
- plasterer's float
Printed dictionaries and other books with definitions for Float
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Handbook for Radio Engineering Managers (2014)
by J. F. Ross
Float is the measure of free time available to the completion of an activity. It is the difference...
Ozoneraser (2014)
terrorism + technology = Great mayhem by Ven Dan
As we know, the Empyrean Float is a three kilometer wide globe filled to capacity with the latest scientific technology. Every bit of that technology is there under the pretense that we can restore the lives that were lost during the Great Mayhem.
PMP (2009)
Project Management Professional by Michael G. Solomon
The difference between the early and late start dates is called float. The float is the schedule flexibility of a task. In Figure 3.5, the early start date for Task A is 9/5/ 09. To get the early finish date, just add the duration to the early start date.
PMP Exam Cram (2014)
Project Management Professional by Michael R. Solomon
The difference between the early and late start dates is called float. The float is the schedule flexibility of a task. In Figure 4.5, the early start date for Task A is 9/5/ 14. To get the early finish date, just add the duration to the early start date.
C# 2010 All-in-One For Dummies (2010)
by Bill Sempf, Charles Sphar, Stephen R. Davis
You might think float is the default floating-point variable type, but actually the double is the default in C#. If you don't specify the type for, say, 12.3, C# calls it a double. The Accuracy column in Table 2-2 refers to the number of significant ...
United Editors Encyclopedia and Dictionary (1907)
A Library of Universal Knowledge and an Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language ...
FLIPPElt—FLOAT. FLIPPER, n. fltpie'r: broad tin of a fish; the arm of a seal; the paddle of a sea-turtle. FLIRT, v. fle'rt [Bav. fiitschen, to flap, to flutter; flitachen, a young girl: W. firit, a sudden start or jerk; flatten, a flighty female : to run and dart ...
Dictionary of Financial Terms (2007)
by Virginia B. Morris, Kenneth M. Morris
Float. allows, which you can use to pay for qualifying expenses. Qualifying expenses include medical costs that aren't covered by your health insurance, childcare, care for your elderly or disabled dependents, and life insurance. The amount ...
The John Adair Lexicon of Leadership (2011)
The Definitive Guide to Leadership Skills and Knowledge by John Adair
efore the development ofthe float process by a research team led by Sir Alastair Pilkington, glass-making was labour-intensive and time-consuming, mainly because of the need for grinding and polishing surfaces to get a brilliant finish.
International Dictionary of Banking and Finance (2013)
by John Clark
information float Time it takes to relay information from one person or organization to another.
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois (1907)
by Newton Bateman, Paul Selby, Alexander McLean, Alonzo St. Clair Wilderman, Augusta A. Wilderman
Gustave Fuchs, nursery man and gardener, a float representing a garden laid out in beds, showing growing vegetables of all kinds. The Maule Coal Company, a float bearing a huge block of bituminous coal, the product of the Maule mines, ...
The Encyclopaedia of sport & games (1911)
by Henry Charles Howard Suffolk and Berkshire (Earl of), Hedley Peek, Frederick George Aflalo
the float chamber, and (2) the mixing chamber. The former is cylindrical, and, at the bottom, is connected by a tube to the petrol tank.
The Water Dictionary (2010)
A Comprehensive Reference of Water Terminology by Nancy E. McTigue, James M. Symons
float control A float device, triggered by changing liquid levels, that activates, deactivates, or alternates equipment operation. floaters Material that is lighter ...
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Float Meaning
Video shows what float means. Of an object or substance, to be supported by a liquid of greater density than the object so as that part of the object or substance ...
Casing Design, float shoe and float collar , brief explanation for its roles in cementing job !!
this video for Petroleum Engineering Students, involves a brief demonstration for float shoe and collar , preparation for cementing job !!
Racing Term #111 "Float" of Frankie Lovato's 365 Days of Terminology
Explanation of Density Sink or Float
An explination of density.
Desert Arc Gives New Meaning To The Word "Float" In Palm Desert Golf Cart Parade 2012
Impressive Desert Arc of the desert float in 2012 Palm Desert Golf Cart Parade.
Explanation about an egg float
Float Climbing Trick + Explanation 1/2
Float someone's boat Meaning
Video shows what float someone's boat means. To interest or appeal to someone, to make someone happy.. Float someone's boat Meaning. How to pronounce ...
New meaning to parade float
Explanation of How the Uros Islands Float
Writing a sample program in C++ language while declaring int & float type variables
Writing a sample program in C++ language while declaring int & float type variables. Learn how to declare variables and how to calculate simple interest and ...
Swim versus Float - The Difference - ESL British English Pronunciation
World Language Clubs Homecoming 2013 Float
Blue Shark Float Line Description
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Ty and Erin Interpret the First Float of Soundsational into Sign Language (ASL)
Here Ty and Erin open the parade with Mickey, Minnie, and the gang in Sign Language. Learn the chorus to the parade in Sign Language, as well as the words ...
Quotes about Float
Said the river to
the salmon:
End ever
this endeavor
and just float to the sea
... float to the sea (O Anna Niemus)
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Scrabble value of F4L1O1A1T1
The value of this 5-letter word is 8 points. It is included in the first and second editions of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary.
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