Float

Float or floating may refer to the following:

Float (fishing), a bite indicator used in angling
Float, a Cascading Style Sheets attribute. A float (sometimes also called a bobber) is a device used in Angling, which serves two purposes
Float (parade), a decorated vehicle or platform, animal- or man-drawn or motorized, used in a festive parade
Float (money supply), in economics, makes up the smallest part of the money supply
Float (project management), project time management device
Float (finance); the free float of a public company is an estimate of proportion of shares
Float (breakdance move), a balance-intensive breakdance move
Float (Aesop Rock album), a 2000 album by rapper Aesop Rock
Float (Flogging Molly album), a 2008 album by Irish punk band Flogging Molly
Floating window is also used to describe a window in a graphical user interface where the window always stays on top of others even when inactive
"Float", a song by The Music from their 2003 album The Music
Valve float, part of an internal combustion engine
Milk float, a small battery electric vehicle specifically designed for the delivery of fresh milk
Root beer float, ice cream and root beer served together in one container
Planemaker's Float, a rasp-like woodworking tool having a series of sharp parallel cutting teeth. A float is a decorated platform either built on a Vehicle or towed behind one which is a component of many festive Parades such as the Maltese Carnival In Economics, float makes up the smallest part of the Money supply. 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 The free float of a Public company is an estimate of the proportion of shares that are not held by large owners and that are not stock with sales restrictions ( The float or glide is a breakdance move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands Float is American hip hop artist Aesop Rock 's second full-length album his first major release Aesop Rock (born Ian Matthias Bavitz on May 11 1976 is an American hip hop artist Float is the fourth studio Album by the Irish-American punk band Flogging Molly. The Music is the Eponymous debut Album by British Rock band The Music, first released in September 2002 Valve float is an adverse condition which occurs when the Poppet valves on an Internal combustion engine Valvetrain do not remain in contact with the A milk float is a small Battery electric vehicle (BEV specifically designed for the delivery of fresh Milk. "Black Cow" redirects here For the 1977 song by Steely Dan, see Aja (album. A Planemaker's Float is a traditional Woodworking tool generally used when making a wooden plane.
Pontoon (boat), an air-filled vessel such as a boat or ship floats on water, sometimes known as a float
IEEE 754, standard for representing floating point numbers in computer science, commonly known as float

Floating

Buoyancy
Floating (psychological phenomenon), slipping into altered states
Dampening, the guitar technique of sustaining a chord rather than scratching, also known as "floating"
Floating currency, a currency that uses a floating exchange rate as its exchange rate regime
Floating exchange rate, a type of exchange rate regime wherein a currency's value is allowed to fluctuate according to the foreign exchange market
Floating (dance), a group of footwork-oriented dance techniques closely related to popping
Floating point, a datatype in computer science
Floating, in electronics, being electrically disconnected from a power source, for example, a floating-gate transistor has a gate element insulated from its electrodes
Floating, in computer typesetting environments such as HTML, wikitext, or desktop publishing, describes the alignment of an element to the left or right while text wraps around it
Floating (album), the third album by the German progressive rock band Eloy
Isolation tank use is often referred to as "floating". A pontoon is a flat-bottomed Boat or the floats used to support a structure on water The IEEE Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic ( IEEE 754) is the most widely-used standard for floating-point computation and is followed by many In Physics, buoyancy ( BrE IPA: /ˈbɔɪənsi/ is the upward Force on an object produced by the surrounding liquid or gas in which it is Floating, in a psychological context means slipping (back into altered states of mind Damping is any effect either deliberately engendered or inherent to a system that tends to reduce the amplitude of Oscillations of an oscillatory system A floating currency is a Currency that uses a Floating exchange rate as its Exchange rate regime. Floating rate may also refer to a Floating interest rate applied to a Loan or other lending product Floating, gliding or sliding refers to a group of footwork-oriented Dance techniques and styles closely related to popping, which attempt to In Computing, floating point describes a system for numerical representation in which a string of digits (or Bits represents a Real number. The floating gate transistor is a kind of Transistor that is commonly used for Non-volatile storage such as flash, EPROM and EEPROM Typesetting involves the presentation of textual material in graphic form on Paper or some other medium. Third album by the German Progressive rock band Eloy. Released in 1974 An isolation tank is a lightless soundproof tank in which subjects float in salty water at skin temperature

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float

-noun

A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces.
An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.
(UK) 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.
(finance, AU, 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.
(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.

-verb

(intransitive) 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 remains above the surface.
(intransitive) To be capable of floating.
(intransitive) To drift gently through the air.
(intransitive) To drift or wander aimlessly.
(intransitive) To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating
(intransitive) To move in a fluid manner.
(intransitive) To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.
(intransitive, finance) (of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets as opposed to by rule.
(intransitive) (colloquial) (of an idea or scheme) To be viable.
(transitive) To cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density; as, to float a boat.
(transitive) To propose (an idea) for consideration.
(transitive) To extend a short-term loan to.
(transitive, finance) To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.
(transitive, finance, AU, and other Commonwealth countries?) To issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange.

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