flotation

English

Alternative forms

• floatation

Etymology

float +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /floʊˈteɪʃən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fləʊˈteɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Hyphenation: flo‧ta‧tion

Noun

flotation (countable and uncountable, plural flotations)

1. A state of floating, or being afloat.
2. The ability (as of a tire or snowshoes) to stay on the surface of soft ground or snow.
3. (mining, chemical engineering) 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, finance) The launching onto the market of a tranche of stocks or shares, usually a new issue.

Derived terms

• flotate
• flotation cost
• flotation tank
• flotation therapy
• froth flotation
• personal flotation device

 

Translations

a state of floating

• Catalan: flotació (ca) f
• Finnish: kellunta (fi)
• French: flottaison (fr)
• German: das Schwimmen (z. B. Fahrzeug) n
• Portuguese: flutuação (pt) f
• Spanish: flotación (es) f

process of separating minerals

• Bulgarian: флотация f (flotacija)
• Catalan: flotació (ca) f
• Finnish: flotaatio (fi), vaahdotus (fi)
• French: flottation (fr) f
• German: Flotation f
• Italian: flottazione (it) f
• Portuguese: flotação f
• Romanian: flotație (ro) f
• Russian: флота́ция (ru) f (flotácija)
• Spanish: flotación (es) f
• Turkish: flotasyon (tr) f, yüzdürme (tr)