nata-

(Latin: to swim, swimming; floating)

circumnatant (s) (noun), circumnatants (pl)
A swimming around.
contranatant (adjective), more contranatant, most contranatant
Descriptive of swimming or moving against the current of rivers or streams: The migrations of fishes are examples of contranatant activities.
contranatation (s) (noun), contranatations (pl)
denatant
1. Swimming, moving, or migrating with the current.
2. A reference to fish swimming with the current.
denatation
enatant
Floating up, coming to the surface.
enatation
innatant
Swimming or floating in or upon some liquid.
natant
1. The act or art of swimming or floating on water.
2. Adapted for swimming.
natation
natator
A swimmer.
natatorial (adjective), more natatorial, most natatorial
Characterized by, related to, or adapted to swimming: Natatorial animals, such as birds and beavers, live near water.
Referring to swimming.
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natatorium (s), natatoria (pl)
A swimming pool (or pools), particularly an indoor facility (or facilities).
natatory
Swimming; characterized by swimming.
supernatant (adjective) (not comparable)
1. Referring to something which swims above or floats on the surface: The cook skimmed the supernatant fat off the top of the water of the boiled meat.

Oil is a supernatant fluid that moves on the surface of water.

2. A reference to that part of a floating body that is above the top of river or oceanic areas: There are all kinds of supernatant boats that can be suspended on water.
3. Etymology: From Latin supernatare, "to float"; from super-, "above, over" + natare, "to swim".
A reference to something that floats on the surface; such as, water.
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Word families with similar applications about: "swim, swimming": necto-; neusto; pleo-.