ALL meanings of drifting
drift
D d - noun drifting Moving aimlessly or at the mercy of external forces. 1
- noun drifting a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure. 1
- noun drifting Navigation. (of a ship) the component of the movement that is due to the force of wind and currents. 1
- noun drifting Oceanography. a broad, shallow ocean current that advances at the rate of 10 to 15 miles (16 to 24 km) a day. 1
- noun drifting Nautical. the flow or the speed in knots of an ocean current. the distance between the end of a rope and the part in use. the distance between two blocks in a tackle. the difference in diameter between two parts, one of which fits within the other, as a mast and its mast hoops, or a treenail and its hole. 1
- noun drifting Aeronautics. the deviation of an aircraft from a set course due to cross winds. 1
- noun drifting the course along which something moves; tendency; aim: The drift of political events after the war was toward chaos. 1
- noun drifting a meaning; intent; purport: the drift of a statement. 1
- noun drifting something driven, as animals, rain, etc. 1
- noun drifting a heap of any matter driven together. 1
- noun drifting a snowdrift. 1
- noun drifting Geology. glacial drift. 1
- noun drifting the state or process of being driven. 1
- noun drifting overbearing power or influence. 1
- noun drifting Military. a tool used in charging an ordnance piece. 1
- noun drifting Electronics. a gradual change in some operating characteristic of a circuit, tube, or other electronic device, either during a brief period as an effect of warming up or during a long period as an effect of continued use. the movement of charge carriers in a semiconductor due to the influence of an applied voltage. 1
- noun drifting Linguistics. gradual change in the structure of a language. 1
- noun drifting Machinery. Also called driftpin. a round, tapering piece of steel for enlarging holes in metal, or for bringing holes in line to receive rivets or bolts. a flat, tapered piece of steel used to drive tools with tapered shanks, as drill bits, from their holders. 1
- noun drifting Civil Engineering. a secondary tunnel between two main tunnels or shafts. 1
- noun drifting Mining. an approximately horizontal passageway in underground mining. 1
- noun drifting Physics. the movement of charged particles under the influence of an electric field. 1
- noun drifting Aerospace. the gradual deviation of a rocket or guided missile from its intended trajectory. 1
- noun drifting Mechanics. displacement of the gimbals of a gyroscope due to friction on bearings, unbalance of the gyroscope's mass or other imperfections. 1
- noun drifting the thrust of an arched structure. 1
- noun drifting Dentistry. a shift of the teeth from their normal position in the dental arch. 1
- noun drifting Western U.S. a flock of animals or birds. 1
- verb without object drifting to be carried along by currents of water or air, or by the force of circumstances. 1
- verb without object drifting to wander aimlessly: He drifts from town to town. 1
- verb without object drifting to be driven into heaps, as by the wind: drifting sand. 1
- verb without object drifting to deviate or vary from a set course or adjustment. 1
- verb with object drifting to carry along: The current drifted the boat to sea. 1
- verb with object drifting to drive into heaps: The wind drifted the snow. 1
- verb with object drifting Machinery. to enlarge (a punched or drilled hole) with a drift. to align or straighten (holes, especially rivet holes) with a drift. 1
- noun drifting accumulation (of snow) 0
- noun drifting (motorsports) A driving technique where the driver intentionally oversteers, causing loss of traction in the rear wheels, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. 0
- noun drifting The act by which something drifts. 0
- verb drifting present participle of drift. 0