flotation

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

floatation

initial public offering

stock flotation

floating

leafing

levitate

levitation

buoyant force

Fulleborn’s method

float

floatage

Translations

flotación

flottazione

επίπλευση

flottation

Flotation

flutuação

flotació

emisión

yüzme

Gründung

طفو

Auftrieb

lancio

επίλευσις

Pronounced as (IPA)

/floʊˈteɪʃən/

Etymology

From float + -ation.