floatation

/floʊˈteɪʃən/
noun
  1. The action or process of floating on a liquid or in air.
    • The principle of floatation explains why ships stay on the water.
    • The floatation of the log was surprising because it was so heavy.
    • Children learn about floatation by playing with toys in the bathtub.
  2. A method of separating materials by floating them in a liquid, often used in mining or recycling.
    • The mining company uses floatation to separate valuable minerals from waste rock.
    • Engineers improved the floatation process to recover more metal from ore.
    • Floatation tanks help remove impurities from recycled paper.
  3. The act of launching a company by selling shares to the public for the first time.
    • The floatation raised over $100 million for the new business.
    • Investors were excited about the floatation of the popular app company.
    • The tech startup planned its floatation on the stock market for next year.
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