Morpheme vs Floating - What's the difference?
morpheme | floating |
(linguistic morphology) The smallest linguistic unit within a word that can carry a meaning, such as "un-", "break", and "-able" in the word "unbreakable".
That which floats or float.
Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift.
(linguistics, of a tone) that is not attached to any consonant or vowel within its morpheme.
(in the plural) Material that floats in a liquid.
* 1898 , Journal of Microscopy (page 256)
As nouns the difference between morpheme and floating
is that morpheme is (linguistic morphology) the smallest linguistic unit within a word that can carry a meaning, such as "un-", "break", and "-able" in the word "unbreakable" while floating is (in the plural) material that floats in a liquid.As a adjective floating is
that which floats or float.As a verb floating is
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English
(wikipedia morpheme)Noun
(en noun)- The word pigs'' consists of two morphemes : ''pig'' (a particular animal) and ''s'' (indication of the plural).
- The word werewolves''' consists of four morphemes: "''were''" (~ man), "''wolf''" (a particular animal), "''es " (plural), and " ' " (indicating possessive).
Synonyms
* See alsoHyponyms
* prefix * suffix * affixHolonyms
* wordDerived terms
* morphemicSee also
* chereme * chroneme * grapheme * lexeme * listeme * phoneme * tonemefloating
English
Adjective
(-)- floating buoys
- 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.
Derived terms
* floating point, floating-point * floating voterVerb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- Plastic mud, brownish tinted, rich in floatings .