flotage

flo·tage

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [floh-tij]
- /ˈfloʊ tɪdʒ/
- /ˈfləʊ.tɪdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [floh-tij]
- /ˈfloʊ tɪdʒ/

Definitions of flotage word

noun flotage an act of floating. 1
noun flotage the state of floating. 1
noun flotage floating power; buoyancy. 1
noun flotage anything that floats; flotsam. 1
noun flotage the part of a ship above the water line. 1
noun flotage the act or state of floating; flotation 0

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Origin of flotage

First appearance:

before 1620

One of the 42% oldest English words

1620-30; float + -age; compare French flottage

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Flotage

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Flotage

flotage popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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flotage usage trend in Literature

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