As verbs the difference between launching and floating
is that
launching is while
floating is .
As nouns the difference between launching and floating
is that
launching is the act by which something is launched; a launch while
floating is (in the plural) material that floats in a liquid.
As an adjective floating is
that which floats or float.
launching English
Verb
(head)
Noun
( en noun)
The act by which something is launched; a launch.
- The launching of the Titanic.
* 2010 , Raymond Friedman, A History of Jet Propulsion, Including Rockets (page 123)
- By 1940 they had conducted 25 successful launchings of A5 rockets, which reached 10 miles altitude and had a range of 12 miles.
Usage notes
* Launch'' suggests an event at a point in time. ''Launching suggests a process over time.
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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 .
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