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floatings

floatings is the plural of floating.

Meaning of floating

Noun

floating (plural floatings)

  1. The motion of something that floats.
  2. (in plural) Material that floats in a liquid.
    • Plastic mud, brownish tinted, rich in floatings.1898, Journal of Microscopy, page 256
  3. The spreading of plaster on the surface of walls.
  4. A veterinary dental procedure involving the filing down of sharp surfaces on a horse's teeth.

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Questions about floatings

What is floatings the plural of?
Floatings is the plural of floating.

Words near floatings in the dictionary

  1. floating-point unit
  2. floating-point units
  3. floatingheart
  4. floatinghearts
  5. floatingly
  6. floatings
  7. floatless
  8. floatline
  9. floatlines
  10. floatmaker
  11. floatmakers

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