flotation
flo·ta·tion
flotation · flotations
флотация
Schwimmen, Börsengang, Flotation
A state of floating, or being afloatA state of floating, or being afloat.
UK/fləʊˈteɪʃən/US/floʊˈteɪʃən/
» The flotation device kept Tom safely above water.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A state of floating, or being afloat.
Schwimmen
(countable, uncountable)The ability (as of a tire or snowshoes) to stay on the surface of soft ground or snow.
(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.
Flotation
флота́цияflotácija
(UK, countable, uncountable)The launching onto the market of a tranche of stocks or shares, usually a new issue.
Börsengang
More definitions
- financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares
- the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)
Examples
2 sentencesThe flotation device kept Tom safely above water.
A life jacket is one type of flotation device.
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
process of separating minerals:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
a state of floating:
process of separating minerals:
launching into the market:
Forms
plural: flotationsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares:floatation
- the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking):floatation
Word family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable