Float may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Music
Albums
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''Float'' (Aesop Rock album), 2000
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''Float'' (Flogging Molly album), 2008
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''Float'' (Styles P album), 2013
Songs
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"Float" (Tim and the Glory Boys song), 2022
* "Float", by Bush from ''
Golden State'', 2001
* "Float," by Eden from ''
Vertigo
Vertigo is a condition where a person has the sensation of movement or of surrounding objects moving when they are not. Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. This may be associated with nausea, vomiting, sweating, or difficulties w ...
'', 2018
* "Float", by The Music from ''
The Music
The Music are an English alternative rock band, formed in Kippax, Leeds in 1999. Comprising Robert Harvey (vocals, guitar), Adam Nutter (lead guitar), Stuart Coleman (bass) and Phil Jordan (drums), the band came to prominence with the releas ...
'', 2002
* "Float", by RAH Band from ''
Mystery
Mystery, The Mystery, Mysteries or The Mysteries may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters
*Mystery, a cat character in ''Emily the Strange''
Films
* ''Mystery'' (2012 film), a 2012 Chinese drama film
* ''Mystery'' ( ...
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* "Float", by Russell Dickerson from ''
Yours'', 2017
Other uses
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Float (b-boy move), a balance-intensive breakdance move
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''Float'' (sculpture), a 1990 public artwork by American artist Peter Flanary
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''Float'' (film), a 2019 American animated short film produced by Pixar
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Float
Float may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music Albums
* ''Float'' (Aesop Rock album), 2000
* ''Float'' (Flogging Molly album), 2008
* ''Float'' (Styles P album), 2013
Songs
* "Float" (Tim and the Glory Boys song), 2022
* "Float", by Bush ...
, Eastern Canada usage
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Float (parade)
A float is a decorated platform, either built on a vehicle like a truck or towed behind one, which is a component of many festive parades, such as those of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, the Carnival in São Paulo, the Carnival of Viareggio, the Ma ...
Beverages
* Float, an
ice cream soda
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Floats (drink), line of bottled beverages designed to imitate the taste of an ice cream soda
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Float (bartending technique), the layering of liquid or ingredients on the top of a drink
Computing
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Float (computing)
* Float, a
Cascading Style Sheets attribute
* Float, a
single precision
Single-precision floating-point format (sometimes called FP32 or float32) is a computer number format, usually occupying 32 bits in computer memory; it represents a wide dynamic range of numeric values by using a floating radix point.
A floatin ...
binary computer number format
Finance and economics
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Float (money supply)
In economics, float is duplicate money present in the banking system during the time between a deposit being made in the recipient's account and the money being deducted from the sender's account. It can be used as investable asset, but makes up t ...
* Float, the act of moving a currency to a
floating exchange rate
* Cash float, the money in a cash register needed at the beginning of a business day in order to give change to customers
* Public float, the total number of shares publicly owned and available for trading, after subtracting restricted shares from the total outstanding shares
* Stock market float, an initial public offering (IPO), particularly in British English
* Insurance float, investable funds collected from premiums but not paid out in claims
Fishing-related
* Fishing float, a bite indicator used in angling
* Fishing net float, small floats attached along one side of the net so that it hangs vertically in the water
* Glass float, a type of large float used to keep fishing nets or droplines afloat
Science
* Float (oceanographic instrument platform)
* Float voltage, an external electric potential required to keep a battery fully charged
Tools
* Float (liquid level), a fluid-level indicator used in process engineering and plumbing
* Float (woodworking), a tool used to cut, flatten and/or smooth wood via abrasion
* Concrete float, a finishing tool for smoothing wet concrete surfaces
* Float, a rasp-like tool sporting sharp cutting teeth, sometimes used on horse teeth
Vehicles
* Float (horse-drawn), a form of two-wheeled horse-drawn cart with a low loadbed
* Float (nautical), an external, buoyant section of a water vessel (such as a pontoon boat or floatplane)
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Float (parade)
A float is a decorated platform, either built on a vehicle like a truck or towed behind one, which is a component of many festive parades, such as those of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, the Carnival in São Paulo, the Carnival of Viareggio, the Ma ...
, a decorated vehicle or moving platform, could be animal- or man-drawn or motorized, used in a festive parade
* Float shifting or "floating gears", the practice of shifting gears on a manual transmission without using the clutch
* Milk float, a small battery electric vehicle specifically designed for the delivery of fresh milk
* Valve float, a condition of an internal combustion engine
Other uses
* Float (project management), a time-management device
* Float railway station, a former railway station in County Westmeath, Ireland
* Swimming float or pool float, a device used to aid swimmers with buoyancy
* Float, an List of animal names, animal name for a group of crocodiles
See also
* Buoyancy
* Floating (disambiguation)
* Flotation (disambiguation)
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