Causes and Features of a Greenstick Fracture. The term greenstick fracture is used because it evokes of a young, green branch that bends, and even splinters, but doesn't fully break. As such, is classified as an incomplete break since only one side of a bone is broken while the other side is merely bent.
Definition of public float: In the overall amount of a company's stock, the amount of shares that are held by public investors and not including the shares that are held by the officers or directors of that company.
â¢ FLOAT (noun) The noun FLOAT has 6 senses: 1. the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment. 2. the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public. 3. a drink with ice cream floating in it. 4. an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade.