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floating

1. (of an organ or part) displaced from the normal position or abnormally movable

2. Politics not definitely attached to one place or policy; uncommitted or unfixed

3. Machinery operating smoothly through being free from external constraints

4. (of an electronic circuit or device) not connected to a source of voltage

floating [′flōd·iŋ]

(electronics)

The condition wherein a device or circuit is not grounded and not tied to an established voltage supply.

floating

Smoothing newly applied mortar, plaster, or concrete with a trowel or float.

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No references found			The child released its hold on the mother's hand, and floating slowly upward, remained poised in midair--a softly glowing presence shining out of the dark background of the trees. The Two Destinies by Collins, Wilkie View in context The theory of the floating island, and the unapproachable sandbank, supported by minds little competent to form a judgment, was abandoned. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context And presently she saw it, a long way off, floating on the water like a toy-boat. The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Lofting, Hugh View in context			float barograph float bowl float chamber float check float coal float coat float collar float control Float Festival float finish float gage float glass float level float mineral float scaffold float switch float trap float valve float-and-sink analysis float-controlled valve float-cut file float-type rain gage floatability floated coat floater floating floating action floating address floating aid floating arithmetic floating axle floating battery floating block floating brick Floating Bridge floating carrier modulation floating charge floating chase floating coat floating control floating crane floating dock floating dollar sign floating dry dock Floating Fish Tank floating floor floating foundation floating graphic floating grid floating head floating ice			floatations floatations floatations floatations floatcut file floated floated floated floated floated floated floated boat floated boat floated boat floated boat floated boat floated coat floatel floatels floater floater floater floater Floater Insurance floaters floaters floaters floaters floatier floatiest floating Floating (music) floating action floating address floating aid Floating Aircraft Maintenance Facility Floating an issue Floating an issue Floating anchor Floating and sinking Floating and sinking floating arithmetic Floating Asset floating assets floating assets Floating Atomic Orbital floating axle floating base support Floating battery Floating battery Floating Battery Power System floating beta disease floating beta disease floating beta disease floating beta disease floating beta lipoproteins floating beta lipoproteins floating beta lipoproteins floating block floating boat floating boat

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