flotant

Examples

• All

• Sunlight revealed dust flotant in the quiet library, drifting slowly through the beams.

• After the explosion, tiny particles remained flotant in the air for several minutes.

• The flotant debris was carried downstream by the river.

• Is this substance flotant in the air?

• The scientist observed bacteria flotant in the nutrient solution under the microscope.

• After the explosion, tiny particles remained flotant in the air for several minutes.

• Sunlight revealed dust flotant in the quiet library, drifting slowly through the beams.

Synonyms

B

buoyant

vsflotant

• Specialized

9 5.3

Able to float in water or rise in air

is the state of being carried or drifting in a fluid, not tendency to rise

A

adrift

vsflotant

7 4.4

Floating on water without being tied to anything

is kept within a fluid and carried by it, not only on water

A

afloat

vsflotant

1 2.0

Floating on water like a boat and not sinking

is kept inside any fluid and may be carried beneath the surface

S

suspended

vsflotant

• Specialized

5.8

Small pieces that float in water or air and do not sink

is about being carried or drifting in a fluid rather than only particles

Antonyms

S

settled

3.3

Stable and unlikely to change

How Suspended

drifting

3.7

flotant

• Archaic

9.8

dispersed

4.2

settled

3.3

Surface Forms

Etymology