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free-floating

UK
/friːˈfləʊtɪŋ/
US
/friˈfloʊtɪŋ/

Translations

free-floatingadjective
more free-floating
Comp.
most free-floating
Super.
UK
/friːˈfləʊtɪŋ/
US
/friˈfloʊtɪŋ/
свободно плавающий
The free-floating algae can be seen in the pond.
Свободно плавающие водоросли можно увидеть в пруду.
Synonyms
floating
unattached
independent
disconnected
loose
free-floatingnoun
UK
/ˌfriːˈfləʊ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˌfriˈfloʊ.tɪŋ/
Gerundial noun referring to the act or state of allowing something (esp. a currency) to float freely; uncountable.

Definitions

free-floatingadjective
Not attached or anchored to anything; able to move freely.
The free-floating debris in the ocean poses a threat to marine life.
Not influenced or controlled by any external factors; independent.
Her free-floating ideas often led to innovative solutions.
Of a currency or other commodity: allowed to fluctuate freely in value rather than being fixed by regulation.
After the reforms, the peso became a free-floating currency on the international market.
Psychology: (of an emotion, especially anxiety) not attached to any specific object or cause; diffuse.
He struggled with a free-floating anxiety that seemed to arise from nowhere.
free-floatingnoun
The action or practice of permitting something, especially a currency, to float freely without external control.
The free-floating of the pound in the 1970s altered international trade dynamics.
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