A positive attribute that pertains to soundstaging in which the phantom images seem to exist independently of the loudspeaker positions, giving the impression that the speakers are absent Refer to "Beyond-the-Speakers Imaging," "Depth," & "Layering " The opposite of "Flat" & "Wander "
a length of warp yarn which passes over two or more weft threads (rather than intersecting with them) in a woven structure
The condition where a common mode voltage exists between an earth ground and the meter or circuit of interest (Low of circuit is not at earth potential )
Free or lose from the usual attachment; as, the floating ribs in man and some other animals
a defect consisting of the preferential raising to the surface of one or more components during drying In a pigmented coating where the final colour is based on a mixture of several pigments, it happens when one or more pigments float to the surface, originating a colour different from the expected one It is caused by too great a difference in pigments' specific gravity and poor wetting of pigments
Term often used by brokers to describe the distribution of a new or secondary issue through a public offering
(of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position; "floating ribs are not connected with the sternum"; "a floating kidney"