floc

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English

White floc in a clear liquid in front of a blue background.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin floccus (tuft of wool), or from French floc (floc), from the same Latin source.

Pronunciation

Noun

floc (countable and uncountable, plural flocs)

  1. A floccule; a soft or fluffy particle suspended in a liquid, or the fluffy mass of suspended particles so formed.
    • 2005 February 27, Fred A. Bernstein, “In My Backyard, Please: The Infrastructure Beautiful Movement”, in The New York Times:
      It might seem that Mr. Holl, whose initial sketches are glorious watercolors, was an unlikely candidate for a job that is all about hydrodynamics. But he credits much of his inspiration to repeated meetings with engineers -- as many as 30 at a time -- to discuss topics like "flocculation" (the process by which particles form coagulated masses, or flocs).

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Etymology

From Latin floccus.

Pronunciation

Noun

floc m (plural flocs)

  1. tuft, lock (a bunch of feathers, hair, or grass held together at the base)
  2. flake of snow

Derived terms

Further reading

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin floccus.

Noun

floc m

  1. flock, tuft
  2. flake

French

Pronunciation

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Interjection

floc

  1. splosh; plop

Further reading

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *flōk, from Proto-Germanic *flōką, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (flat, broad).

Pronunciation

Noun

flōc n

  1. flatfish, flounder

Descendants

  • Middle English: floke, fluke, flewke

References

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin floccus.

Pronunciation

Noun

floc m (plural floci) floc n (plural floace)

  1. floc, floccule
  2. tuft (of hair)
  3. flock (of wool)
  4. (colloquial, vulgar) pubic hair

Declension

Masculine:

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative floc flocul floci flocii
genitive-dative floc flocului floci flocilor
vocative flocule flocilor

Neuter:

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative floc flocul floace floacele
genitive-dative floc flocului floace floacelor
vocative flocule floacelor

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