nata- (Latin: to swim, swimming; floating).circumnatant:
Swimming around.
contranatant, contranatation:
1. Swimming, moving, or migrating against the current.
2. A reference to the migrations of fish swimming against the current. denatant, denatation:
1. Swimming, moving, or migrating with the current.
2. A reference to fish swimming with the current. enatant, enatation:
Floating up, coming to the surface.
innatant:
Swimming or floating in or upon some liquid.
natant, natation, natatorial:
1. The act or art of swimming or floating on water.
2. Adapted for swimming. natator:
A swimmer.
natatorium (singular), natatoria (plural):
A swimming pool (or pools), particularly an indoor facility (or facilities).
natatory:
Swimmilng; characterized by swimming.
supernatant:
1. Swimming above, floating on the surface (as a lighter liquid on a heavier).
2. A reference to that part of a floating body that is above the surface. |