floating mass
1floating island — n. ☆ 1. a floating mass of vegetation resembling an island 2. a dessert of boiled custard topped with a dab or dabs of meringue or whipped cream …
2floating island — noun 1. a. : floating garden b. : a floating mass of vegetation with little or no soil (as in a lake or quiet tropical sea) usually due to detachment of matted vegetation from a marshy shore 2. : a dessert consisting of custard with floating… …
3floating island — 1. a dessert consisting of boiled custard with portions of meringue, whipped cream, or whipped egg whites and sometimes jelly floating upon it or around it. 2. a floating mass of earth and partly decayed vegetation held together by interlacing… …
4Floating rib — The four floating ribs (indicated with red arrows) …
5Floating zone crystal growth — is a method of growing cylindrical boules of very high purity single crystal Silicon for use in the semiconductor industry. It is arguably one of the most enabling techniques developed in the information era, pioneered by Siemens AG to allow… …
6Mass versus weight — The chains on the swing hold all the child’s weight. If one were to stand behind her at the bottom of the arc and try to stop her, one would be acting against her inertia, which arises purely from mass, not weight. In everyday usage, the mass of… …
7Floating point — In computing, floating point describes a method of representing real numbers in a way that can support a wide range of values. Numbers are, in general, represented approximately to a fixed number of significant digits and scaled using an exponent …
8Floating island — A floating island is a mass of floating aquatic plants, mud, and peat ranging in thickness from a few inches to several feet. Floating islands are a common natural phenomenon that are found in many parts of the world. They exist less commonly as… …
9Floating airport — A Floating airport is an airport that would be built and situated on a very large floating structure (VLFS) located many miles out at sea utilizing a floatation type of device or devices such as Pneumatic Stabilized Platform (PSP) technology.As… …
10floating mop — a tightly tied mass of synthetic yarn in various configurations with cork or styrofoam used as a spawning medium in aquaria for fish that normally lay eggs on vegetation. The floating mop is used for species that spawn at or near the water… …
