(mathematics) Of a number, written in two parts as a mantissa (also called significand, the value of the significant digits) and characteristic (order of magnitude / the power of a number base) e.g. 0.314159 × 10¹.

An aggregation of driftwood, roots, etc., capable of bearing soil, floated out from a river delta or similar.

nephroptosis

A strip of plastering laid on first, to serve as a guide for the thickness of the coat.

An aquatic flowering plant of the genus Nymphoides, having heart-shaped leaves that float on the water.

plural of floating tone

(phonology) A morpheme or element of a morpheme that contains no consonants or vowels, but only tone. It cannot be pronounced by itself, but affects the tones of neighbouring morphemes.

ambergris

plural of floating market

An electrical conductor that should be connected to the ground but lacks that connection.