Wednesday 30 November 2011

Float - definitions and visual interpretation

20 definitions

1. rest or drift on the surface of liquid; 
2. be supported in air
3. make a suggestion to test reactions
4. offer the shares of a company for sale
5. have a variable rate of exchange
6. an object designed to float on liquid
7. money for minor expenditure
8. a small vehicle
9. 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
10. 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 those of Mardi Gras in New Orleans
11. 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 ("free float")
  • project completion date ("total float")
12. Floats (also called pontoons) 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 (a kind of seaplane).[1]
13. Float, a term used in paleontology to describe bits of fossil bone with no scientific value
14. A float, also called a bobber, is a device used in angling that serves two main purposes: it can suspend the bait at a predetermined depth, and it can serve as a bite indicator.
15. To move from place to place, especially at random.
16. To move easily or lightly 
17. To put into the water; launch: float a ship; float a navy.
18. To offer for consideration; suggest: floated my idea to the committee
19. To make the surface of (plaster, for example) level or smooth.
20. A soft drink with ice cream floating in it.


20 other related words


Bouyancy, raft, pontoon, drift, waft, hover, poise, swim, transport, display, test, sink, launch, glide, feathers, ghosts, cork, oil, levitate, suspend, wander, gentle


20 objects


Feather, cork, swimmer, ghosts, oil, ship, raft, seaplane, swimming pool, water, milk float, inflatable, candles, clouds, water lilies, 


20 situations


Clouds in the sky, light objects such as balloons or bubbles, swimmer floating, boat floating on water, Smoke floating through the air,Oil floating on top of water, birds floating on water, magnetic fields causing objects to 'float', Water lilies, Hot are balloons, milk floats, floats at Mardi Gras festivals. 












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