flotation
/floʊˈteɪʃən/
noun
- The act or process of floating or staying on the surface of a liquid.
- Scientists studied the flotation of different materials in saltwater.
- The flotation of the log on the lake surprised the children.
- The swimmer's flotation was helped by the life jacket.
- The process of raising money by selling shares in a company to the public for the first time.
- After its flotation, the company's value increased rapidly.
- Investors were excited about the flotation of the new tech startup.
- The company's flotation on the stock market raised millions of dollars.
- A method of separating minerals from ore by using differences in their ability to float in a liquid.
- Engineers improved the flotation technique to recover more copper from the ore.
- The flotation process requires careful control of chemicals and air bubbles.
- Flotation is used in mining to separate valuable metals from waste rock.
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