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flotant

flotant

9.8
Carried in liquid or air without settling
  • adjective
  • /floʊˈtænt/
  • Archaic
: flotante
  • The scientist observed bacteria flotant in the nutrient solution under the microscope.

Examples

  • 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

afloat
vsflotant
63 2.0

Floating on water like a boat and not sinking

is kept inside any fluid and may be carried beneath the surface
adrift
vsflotant
18 4.4

Floating on water without being tied to anything

is kept within a fluid and carried by it, not only on water
suspended
vsflotant
  • Specialized
8 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
buoyant
vsflotant
  • Specialized
6 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

Antonyms

settled
23 3.3

Stable and unlikely to change

How Suspended

drifting
1 3.7
flotant
  • Archaic
9.8
dispersed
16 4.2
settled
23 3.3

Surface Forms

flotant positive

Etymology

Flotant comes from a root meaning 'to float', the same root as English float. So, imagine tiny bits 'floating' in air or water, and flotant means 'suspended' or drifting in a fluid.