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O que (quem) é Float - definição
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Float (album); Float (disambiguation); Floats; Float (song)
float
<programming> The usual keyword for the floating-point
data type, e.g. in the C programming language. The
keyword "double" usually also introduces a floating-point
type, but with twice the precession of a float.
(2008-06-13)
float
¦ verb
1. rest or cause to rest on the surface of a liquid without sinking.
be suspended freely in a liquid or gas.
2. move slowly or hover in a liquid or the air.
move in a casual or leisurely way.
(in sport) make (the ball) travel lightly and effortlessly through the air.
3. put forward (an idea) as a suggestion or test of reactions.
4. offer the shares of (a company) for sale on the stock market for the first time.
5. (of a currency) fluctuate freely in value.
¦ noun
1. any hollow or lightweight object or device used to achieve buoyancy in water.
a small floating object attached to a fishing line to signal the bite of a fish.
a floating device which forms part of a valve apparatus controlling a flow of water.
2. Brit. a small vehicle or cart powered by electricity.
a platform mounted on a truck and carrying a display in a procession.
3. Brit. a sum of money used for change at the beginning of a period of selling in a shop, stall, etc.
4. chiefly N. Amer. a soft drink with a scoop of ice cream floating in it.
5. a hand tool with a rectangular blade used for smoothing plaster.
Phrases
float someone's boat informal appeal to or excite someone.
Derivatives
floatable adjective
Origin
OE flotian, of Gmc origin and related to fleet5.
float
(floats, floating, floated)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If something or someone is floating in a liquid, they are in the liquid, on or just below the surface, and are being supported by it. You can also float something on a liquid.
They noticed fifty and twenty dollar bills floating in the water.
...barges floating quietly by the grassy river banks...
They'll spend some time floating boats in the creek.
VERB: V in n, V prep/adv, V n, also V n prep/adv
2.
Something that floats lies on or just below the surface of a liquid when it is put in it and does not sink.
Empty things float.
? sink
VERB: V
3.
A float is a light object that is used to help someone or something float.
N-COUNT
4.
A float is a small object attached to a fishing line which floats on the water and moves when a fish has been caught.
N-COUNT
5.
Something that floats in or through the air hangs in it or moves slowly and gently through it.
The white cloud of smoke floated away.
VERB: V prep/adv
6.
If you float a project, plan, or idea, you suggest it for others to think about.
The French had floated the idea of placing the diplomatic work in the hands of the UN.
VERB: V n
7.
If a company director floats their company, they start to sell shares in it to the public. (BUSINESS)
He floated his firm on the stock market...
The advisers are delaying the key decision on whether to float 60 per cent or 100 per cent of the shares.
VERB: V n on n, V n
8.
If a government floats its country's currency or allows it to float, it allows the currency's value to change freely in relation to other currencies. (BUSINESS)
A decision by the Finns to float their currency sent a shudder through the foreign exchanges...
59 per cent of people believed the pound should be allowed to float freely.
VERB: V n, V
9.
A float is a truck on which displays and people in special costumes are carried in a festival procession.
N-COUNT
see also milk float
10.
A float is a small amount of coins and notes of low value that someone has before they start selling things so that they are able to give customers change if necessary. (BRIT)
N-SING
Exemplos do corpo de texto para Float
1. Theirs would have a poster that would read, "If you slept with anyone on this float, see the next float." He chuckles, and glares back at Mr.
2. Targeting requires a free float," Ulyukayev said, adding that the bank would be ready for a free float in three years. «
3. Rosneft on Monday formally announced its intention to float.
4. Petersburg Set to Float The Moscow Times Bank St.
5. They decided to float the company without an underwriter.