flotation

English

Alternative forms

• floatation (nonstandard)

Etymology

From float +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Southern England):

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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

• bioflotation
• electroflotation
• flotate
• flotational
• flotation collar
• flotation cost
• flotation tank
• flotation therapy
• froth flotation
• personal flotation device
• reflotation
• vibroflotation

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, flotadura (es) f, flotamiento m, flote (es) m

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 Polish: flotacja f Portuguese: flotação f Romanian: flotație (ro) f Russian: флота́ция (ru) f (flotácija) Spanish: flotación (es) f Turkish: flotasyon (tr) f, yüzdürme (tr)