| float | vi 1. a. rest on water, mengapung, timbul; (of person) mengapung; (ref to state) terapung; (with bobbing motion) terapung-apung: cork ~s in water, gabus timbul dlm air; he can ~ for hours, dia boleh mengapung berjam-jam lamanya; the leaves of the water-lilies ~ ing on the pond give protection to insects and fish, daun-daun teratai yg terapung di kolam itu memberikan perlindungan pd serangga dan ikan; the body was found ~ing in the harbour, mayat itu dijumpai terapung-apung di pelabuhan; b. rest in air, mengapung: a cloud of dust ~ed in the air, kepulan habuk mengapung di udara; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| buoyant | adj 1. able to float, boleh mengapung; 2. cheerful, periang: a ~ nature, sifat periang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| buoyancy | n 1. ability to float, keapungan, keupayaan mengapung: we chose balsa wood for its ~, kami memilih kayu balsam krn keapungannya; 2. cheerfulness, keriangan, sifat riang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| afloat | get st ~, a. mengapungkan: all attempts to get the ship ~ failed, segala usaha utk mengapungkan kapal itu gagal; b. (fig.) menyelamatkan: they have done everything in their power to get the company ~ again, mereka telah berusaha sedaya-upaya utk menyelamatkan syarikat itu; keep ~, terus mengapung: in her struggle to keep ~ she must have swallowed some water, semasa dia meronta-ronta utk terus mengapung, dia mungkin tertelan air; keep so. ~, a. mengapungkan sso; b. (fig.) menyara hidup sso: his employer advanced him $500 to keep him ~ until pay-day, majikannya memberinya pendahuluan sebanyak $500 utk menyara hidupnya sementara menunggu hari gaji; keep st ~, a. mengapungkan sst; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |