Floater — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens

a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈoʊɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈəʊtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈəʊtə/

2 syllables Say it as /flˈoʊɾɚ/.

Examples

floaters seem to drift through the field of vision

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

muscae volitantes vagabond musca volitans floating policy vagrant drifter spots

Parts of Speech

noun	spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens “floaters seem to drift through the field of vision”
noun	a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)
noun	a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
noun	an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed
noun	a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election
noun	a swimmer who floats in the water
noun	an object that floats or is capable of floating
noun	an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location

Word Forms

vagrant	adjective	continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
drift	verb	move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
vagabond	adjective	continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
vagabond	verb	move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
float	verb	be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schwimmer

Flecken vor den Augen, die durch undurchsichtige Zellfragmente im Glaskörper und in der Linse entstehen

🇫🇷French

flotteur

taches devant les yeux causées par des fragments de cellules opaques dans l'humeur vitrée et le cristallin

🇪🇸Spanish

flotador

manchas delante de los ojos causadas por fragmentos de células opacos en el humor vítreo y el cristalino

🇮🇹Italian

galleggiante

macchie davanti agli occhi causate da frammenti di cellule opache nell'umor vitreo e nel cristallino

🇳🇱Dutch

drijver

vlekken voor de ogen veroorzaakt door ondoorzichtige celfragmenten in het glasvocht en de lens

🇵🇹Portuguese

flutuador

manchas diante dos olhos causadas por fragmentos de células opacas no humor vítreo e no cristalino

🇷🇺Russian

поплавок

пятна перед глазами, вызванные непрозрачными фрагментами клеток стекловидного тела и хрусталика

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सामयिक मज़दूर

कांच के हास्य और लेंस में अपारदर्शी कोशिका टुकड़ों के कारण आंखों के सामने धब्बे

🇧🇩Bengali

ফ্লোটার

ভিট্রিয়াস হিউমার এবং লেন্সে অস্বচ্ছ কোষের টুকরো দ্বারা সৃষ্ট চোখের সামনে দাগ

🇮🇳Tamil

மிதவை

கண்ணாடியாலான நகைச்சுவை மற்றும் லென்ஸில் உள்ள ஒளிபுகா செல் துண்டுகளால் கண்களுக்கு முன் ஏற்படும் புள்ளிகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

తేలియాడే

విట్రస్ హాస్యం మరియు లెన్స్‌లోని అపారదర్శక కణ శకలాలు కారణంగా కళ్ల ముందు మచ్చలు

🇮🇳Marathi

फ्लोटर

विट्रीयस ह्युमर आणि लेन्समधील अपारदर्शक पेशींच्या तुकड्यांमुळे डोळ्यांसमोरील डाग

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફ્લોટર

વિટ્રિયસ હ્યુમર અને લેન્સમાં અપારદર્શક કોષના ટુકડાને કારણે આંખોની સામે ફોલ્લીઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೇಲುವ

ಗಾಜಿನ ಹಾಸ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಮಸೂರದಲ್ಲಿನ ಅಪಾರದರ್ಶಕ ಜೀವಕೋಶದ ತುಣುಕುಗಳಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳ ಮುಂದೆ ಕಲೆಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫ്ലോട്ടർ

വിട്രിയസ് ഹ്യൂമറിലും ലെൻസിലുമുള്ള അതാര്യമായ കോശ ശകലങ്ങൾ മൂലം കണ്ണുകൾക്ക് മുന്നിലുള്ള പാടുകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਲੋਟਰ

ਅੱਖਾਂ ਦੇ ਅੱਗੇ ਧੱਬੇ ਵਿਟ੍ਰੀਅਸ ਹਿਊਮਰ ਅਤੇ ਲੈਂਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਪਾਰਦਰਸ਼ੀ ਸੈੱਲ ਦੇ ਟੁਕੜਿਆਂ ਕਾਰਨ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

فلوٹر

کانچ مزاح اور عینک میں مبہم سیل کے ٹکڑوں کی وجہ سے آنکھوں کے سامنے دھبے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

漂浮物

由玻璃体和晶状体中的不透明细胞碎片引起的眼前斑点

🇯🇵Japanese

フローター

硝子体液と水晶体の不透明な細胞破片によって引き起こされる目の前の斑点

🇰🇷Korean

뜨는 사람

유리액과 수정체의 불투명한 세포 조각으로 인해 눈 앞의 반점

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người nổi

đốm trước mắt do các mảnh tế bào mờ đục trong thủy tinh thể và thể thủy tinh

🇹🇭Thai

ลอยน้ำ

จุดต่อหน้าต่อตาที่เกิดจากชิ้นส่วนเซลล์ทึบแสงในน้ำวุ้นตาและเลนส์

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengembara

bintik-bintik di depan mata yang disebabkan oleh pecahan sel buram pada vitreous humor dan lensa

🇵🇭Filipino

lumulutang

mga batik sa harap ng mga mata na sanhi ng opaque cell fragment sa vitreous humor at lens

🇲🇾Malay

pelampung

bintik-bintik di hadapan mata disebabkan oleh serpihan sel legap dalam humor vitreous dan kanta

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العوامة

بقع أمام العين ناجمة عن شظايا الخلايا غير الشفافة في الفكاهة الزجاجية والعدسة

🇮🇷Persian

شناور

لکه های جلوی چشم ناشی از تکه های سلولی مات در زجاجیه و عدسی

🇹🇷Turkish

şamandıra

Vitreus mizahı ve mercekteki opak hücre parçalarının neden olduğu gözlerin önündeki lekeler

🇮🇱Hebrew

צף

כתמים מול העיניים הנגרמים על ידי שברי תאים אטומים בלומור הזגוגית ובעדשה

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The primary meaning of 'floater' is 'spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens'.

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Using 'floater' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'floater' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'floater' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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