Floating: meaning, definitions and examples
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floating
[ ˈfləʊtɪŋ ]
on water
Moving gently on water's surface without sinking.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The boat was floating peacefully on the lake.
- The ducks were floating on the pond.
Translations
Translations of the word "floating" in other languages:
🇵🇹 flutuante
- flutuando
- flutuação
🇮🇳 तैरता हुआ
- तैरने वाला
- तैराकी
🇩🇪 schwebend
- schwimmend
- treibend
🇮🇩 mengapung
- terapung
- mengambang
🇺🇦 плаваючий
- плаваючи
- плавання
🇵🇱 unoszący się
- pływający
- dryfujący
🇯🇵 浮かぶ (ukabu)
- 浮遊 (fuyū)
- 浮いている (uite iru)
🇫🇷 flottant
- flottement
- flottement
🇪🇸 flotante
- flotando
- flotación
🇹🇷 yüzen
- yüzme
- yüzme
🇰🇷 떠있는
- 떠다니는 (tteodaneun)
- 부유 (buyu)
🇸🇦 عائم
- طفو
- يطفو
🇨🇿 plovoucí
- plavouci
- plování
🇸🇰 plávajúci
- plávanie
- plávajúca
🇨🇳 漂浮的 (piāo fú de)
- 漂浮 (piāo fú)
- 漂流 (piāo liú)
🇸🇮 plavajoč
- lebdeč
- plavajoče
🇮🇸 fljótandi
- fljótandi
- fljótandi
🇰🇿 жүзетін
- қалқымалы
- жүзу
🇬🇪 მცურავი
- მცურავი
- მცურავი
🇦🇿 üzən
- üzən
- üzmə
🇲🇽 flotante
- flotando
- flotación
Word origin
The word 'floating' originated from the Old English word 'flotian', meaning 'to float, swim'. It has been used in the English language for centuries to describe the act of staying on the surface of a liquid or gas without sinking. Over time, 'floating' has become a common term in various contexts, from describing objects on water to the suspension of particles in the air.
See also: float, floatability, flotation.