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defloat

Syllables: de·float

defloat verb: to cause (a visual element such as a tool palette) no longer to float over the rest of the application.

Verb

defloat (third-person singular simple present defloats, present participle defloating, simple past and past participle defloated)

  1. (transitive) To cause (a visual element such as a tool palette) no longer to float over the rest of the application.
    • Watch out for operations that defloat the selection. Deselecting the image defloats it, of course. You also defloat a selection if you clone it by Option-dragging, modify the selection outline by Shiftdragging, or enter the quick mask mode.1995, Deke McClelland, Photoshop 3 for Macs for Dummies, →ISBN
    • There are two ways you can defloat a selection, or cause it to merge with your image.1999, Joshua Pruitt, Ramona Pruitt, SAMS Teach Yourself GIMP in 24 Hours, →ISBN, page 68

Forms of defloat

third-person singular presentdefloats
present participledefloating
past participledefloated
pastdefloated

Origin of defloat

From de- + float.

Questions about defloat

What does defloat mean?
Defloat means to cause (a visual element such as a tool palette) no longer to float over the rest of the application.
What part of speech is defloat?
Defloat is a verb.
What is the past tense of defloat?
The past tense of defloat is defloated.

Words near defloat in the dictionary

  1. deflexion
  2. deflexional
  3. deflexions
  4. deflexure
  5. deflexures
  6. defloat
  7. defloated
  8. defloating
  9. defloats
  10. deflocculant
  11. deflocculants

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