floc
/flɒk/
floc noun: a floccule; a soft or fluffy particle suspended in a liquid, or the fluffy mass of suspended particles so formed.
Noun
floc (countable and uncountable, plural flocs)
- A floccule; a soft or fluffy particle suspended in a liquid, or the fluffy mass of suspended particles so formed.
- It might seem that Mr. Holl, whose initial sketches are glorious watercolors, was an unlikely candidate for a job that is all about hydrodynamics. But he credits much of his inspiration to repeated meetings with engineers -- as many as 30 at a time -- to discuss topics like "flocculation" (the...2005 February 27, Fred A. Bernstein, “In My Backyard, Please: The Infrastructure Beautiful Movement”, in The New York Times
- A flocculant, as used in swimming pools to make particles clump together so they are trapped by the filter.
- This can happen for a few reasons, such as adding too much floc or adding too much algaecide prior to floccing.2023, Kristine Blanchard, Pool Care For Dummies, page 291
Verb
floc (third-person singular simple present flocs, present participle floccing, simple past and past participle flocced)
- To use a flocculant in (a swimming pool).
- This can happen for a few reasons, such as adding too much floc or adding too much algaecide prior to floccing.2023, Kristine Blanchard, Pool Care For Dummies, page 291
Forms of floc
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | flocs |
| alternative form | flocc |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | flocs |
| present participle | floccing |
| past participle | flocced |
| past | flocced |
Origin of floc
From Latin floccus (“tuft of wool”), or from French floc (“floc”), from the same Latin source.
Questions about floc
- What does floc mean?
- Floc means a floccule; a soft or fluffy particle suspended in a liquid, or the fluffy mass of suspended particles so formed.
- What part of speech is floc?
- Floc can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce floc?
- Floc is pronounced /flɒk/.
- What is the plural of floc?
- The plural of floc is flocs.
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