A vote held by a floating voter, and therefore unpredictable.

plural of floating voter

nephroptosis

A strip of plastering laid on first, to serve as a guide for the thickness of the coat.

An aquatic flowering plant of the genus Nymphoides, having heart-shaped leaves that float on the water.

plural of floating tone

(phonology) A morpheme or element of a morpheme that contains no consonants or vowels, but only tone. It cannot be pronounced by itself, but affects the tones of neighbouring morphemes.

ambergris

plural of floating ground

An electrical conductor that should be connected to the ground but lacks that connection.