flotation

Significat (Anglès)

1. (countable, uncountable) A state of floating, or being afloat.
2. (countable, uncountable) The ability (as of a tire or snowshoes) to stay on the surface of soft ground or snow.
3. (countable, uncountable) A process of separating minerals by agitating a mixture with water and detergents etc; selected substances being carried to the surface in air bubbles.
4. (British, countable, uncountable) The launching onto the market of a tranche of stocks or shares, usually a new issue.

Conceptes

flotació

Sinònims

floatation

initial public offering

stock flotation

floating

leafing

levitate

levitation

buoyant force

Fulleborn’s method

float

floatage

Traduccions

flotación

flottazione

flottation

επίπλευση

Flotation

flutuação

yüzme

Auftrieb

emisión

طفو

lancio

Gründung

émission

Flößen

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/floʊˈteɪʃən/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From float + -ation.