flotation ability

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• flotation — /floh tay sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or state of floating. 2. the launching of a commercial venture, bond issue, loan, etc. 3. Metall. a process for separating the different minerals in a mass of powdered ore based on their tendency to sink in, or… …   Universalium

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• flotation — flo|ta|tion [ flou teıʃn ] noun 1. ) uncount the ability to float or the process of floating: a flotation vest 2. ) count or uncount BUSINESS the sale of STOCK in a company for the first time: The firm is planning a $30 million stock market… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• flotation — /floʊˈteɪʃən / (say floh tayshuhn) noun 1. the act or state of floating. 2. the floating or launching of a commercial venture, a loan, etc. 3. Also, froth flotation. Metallurgy a process of separating the different minerals in a mass of powdered… …  

• flotation — also floatation noun Etymology: 2float Date: 1806 1. the act, process, or state of floating 2. an act or instance of financing (as an issue of stock) 3. the separation of the particles of a mass of pulverized ore according to their relative… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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