floatation
pronunciation
How to pronounce floatation in British English:
UK [fləʊ'teɪʃn]
How to pronounce floatation in American English:
US [floʊ'teɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)
- financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares
Word Origin
- floatation (n.)
- 1806, the older, more etymological, but less popular spelling of flotation.
Example
- 1. A study on separation diaspore and kaolinite by reverse floatation .
- 2. This latest twist follows reports about travelport seeking a public listing and amadeus doing nothing at all to deny rumours of an euro 8 billion potential floatation in madrid .
- 3. Article 1 this set of provisions has been formulated according to article 85 and article 155 of the " company law of the people 's republic of china " in order to meet the needs of the floatation and listing abroad of stocks by limited stock companies .
- 4. Whatever floats your floatation device .
- 5. Law of two paragraphs of floatation is used to depart in the experiment plastic .