"floatability" meaning in English

See floatability in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: floatabilities [plural]
Etymology: From float + -ability. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|float|ability}} float + -ability Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} floatability (countable and uncountable, plural floatabilities)
  1. The condition of being floatable Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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