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Aquatic vs Floating - What's the difference?

aquatic | floating |

As adjectives the difference between aquatic and floating

is that aquatic is relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water while floating is that which floats or float.

As a verb floating is

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As a noun floating is

(in the plural) material that floats in a liquid.

aquatic

English

Alternative forms

* aquatick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.

    • Synonyms

    *

    Related terms

    * (l)

    floating

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • That which floats or float.
    • floating buoys
  • Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift.
    • The outcome of the forthcoming election is still unclear due to the large number of floating voters.
    In China, the large floating population has tended to gravitate to cities.
    You can drag the floating toolbars to any position on the screen.
  • (linguistics, of a tone) that is not attached to any consonant or vowel within its morpheme.

    • Derived terms

    * floating point, floating-point * floating voter

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (in the plural) Material that floats in a liquid.
  • * 1898 , Journal of Microscopy (page 256)
    • Plastic mud, brownish tinted, rich in floatings .