Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defloat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-float
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause (a visual element such as a tool palette) no longer to float over the rest of the application.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Watch out for operations that defloat the selection. Deselecting the image defloats it, of course. You also defloat a selection if you clone it by Option-dragging, modify the selection outline by Shiftdragging, or enter the quick mask mode."
"There are two ways you can defloat a selection, or cause it to merge with your image."
"To defloat a selection, press Ctrl+Shift+F or choose Selections➪Defloat."

Etymology

From de- + float.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

defloats (present, singular) defloating (participle, present) defloated (participle, past) defloated (past)

Questions

What does defloat mean?: To cause (a visual element such as a tool palette) no longer to float over the rest of the application.
Where does defloat come from?: From de- + float.

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