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• Float glass — is a sheet of glass made by floating molten glass on a bed of molten tin. This method gives the sheet uniform thickness and very flat surfaces. Modern windows are made from float glass. Most float glass is soda lime glass, but relatively minor… …   Wikipedia

• Float (project management) — In project management, float or slack is the amount of time that a task in a project network can be delayed without causing a delay to:Fact|date=December 2007 * subsequent tasks (free float) * project completion date (total float)An activity that …   Wikipedia

• float — /floht/, v.i. 1. to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant: The hollow ball floated. 2. to move gently on the surface of a liquid; drift along: The canoe floated downstream. 3. to rest or move in a liquid, the air, etc.: a balloon… …   Universalium

• float — [[t]floʊt[/t]] v. i. 1) to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant 2) to move gently on the surface of a liquid; drift along: The canoe floated downstream[/ex] 3) to rest or move in a liquid, the air, etc.: a balloon floating on… …   From formal English to slang

• float — Synonyms and related words: Carling float, arrange, ascend, aspire, balsa, balsa raft, barge, bathe, bear up, become airborne, boat, bob, boom, brandish, bring off, bring up, broach, bundle, bundle off, buoy, buoy up, bus, carry off, cart,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• float — v. & n. v. 1 intr. & tr. a rest or move or cause (a buoyant object) to rest or move on the surface of a liquid without sinking. b get afloat or set (a stranded ship) afloat. 2 intr. move with a liquid or current of air; drift (the clouds floated… …   Useful english dictionary

• float — /floʊt / (say floht) verb (i) 1. to rest on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant. 2. to move gently on the surface of a liquid; drift along. 3. to rest or move in or as in a liquid, the air, etc. 4. to move or hover before the eyes or in the mind …  

• set up — Synonyms and related words: abet, aggrandize, aggravate, aid, amend, angel, animate, annoy, apotheose, apotheosize, arouse, arrange, array, assemble, assist, author, avail, back, bail out, bankroll, base, bear, bear a hand, beatify, befriend,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• float test —   Commonly used method of inferring (as opposed to actual testing) the viability of cycad seeds, with the ‘sinkers’ being set aside to germinate and the ‘floaters’ often being discarded; it is important to note that this ‘viability’ test is often …   Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

• set in motion — Synonyms and related words: actuate, animate, bundle, bundle off, compel, drive, drive on, energize, float, force, forward, foster, galvanize, give a start, give an impetus, give momentum, goad, impel, incite, kick off, launch, mobilize, motivate …   Moby Thesaurus

• Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …   Universalium