flotation

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Conceitos

flutuação

flotação

Sinônimos

floatation

initial public offering

stock flotation

floating

leafing

levitate

levitation

buoyant force

Fulleborn’s method

float

floatage

Traduções

flotación

flottazione

flottation

Flotation

επίπλευση

flotació

yüzme

emisión

Gründung

طفو

Auftrieb

lancio

επίλευσις

Emission

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/floʊˈteɪʃən/

Etimologia (Inglês)

From float + -ation.