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Definitions for flotation
floʊˈteɪ ʃənflota·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. flotation, floatationnoun

    the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)

  2. flotation, floatationnoun

    financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares

Wiktionary

  1. flotationnoun

    A state of floating, or being afloat.

  2. flotationnoun

    A process of separating minerals by agitating a mixture with water and detergents etc; selected substances being carried to the surface in air bubbles.

  3. flotationnoun

    The launching onto the market of a tranch of stocks or shares, usually a new issue.

Wikipedia

  1. Flotation

    Flotation (also spelled floatation) involves phenomena related to the relative buoyancy of objects.

ChatGPT

  1. flotation

    Flotation is a process or phenomenon where certain particles are made to suspend or float in a liquid medium due to the presence of a foaming agent or when the liquid's density is altered. It is commonly used in various industries, particularly in mineral processing for separating valuable substances from ores, as well as in water treatment to remove impurities. It can also refer to the ability of an object to remain on the surface of a fluid, often credited to the buoyancy principle.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Flotationnoun

    the act, process, or state of floating

  2. Flotationnoun

    the science of floating bodies

  3. Etymology: [Cf. F. flottation a floating, flottaison water line, fr. flotter to float. See Flotilla.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Flotation

    flo-tā′shun, n. the act of floating: the science of floating bodies: act of floating a company or commercial enterprise.—Plane, or Line, of flotation, the plane or line in which the horizontal surface of a fluid cuts a body floating in it.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. flotation

    The capability of a vehicle to float in water.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of flotation in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of flotation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of flotation in a Sentence

  1. Marine Corps:

    Contributing factors included lack of training, the material condition of the AAVs assigned to 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, lack of safety boats in the water, a higher-than-anticipated sea state, and insufficient buoyancy provided by personal flotation devices at depth.

  2. Jesse Hernandez:

    BOY, 13, FOUND ALIVE AFTER FALLING INTO LOS ANGELES DRAINAGE DITCH' MAZE' The children ran to the adults, who called 911 as Jesse was fighting to stay alive in the fast-moving sewage. Rescuers used cameras propped on flotation devices to locate the boy. They finally spotted handprints on a sewage pipe that eventually led them to Jesse’s location. The first thing they heard was' Help !' said Adel Hagekhalil, assistant general manager of the sanitation department. Adel Hagekhalil caught onto the hose and was reeled back up.

  3. Freudenberg Chief Executive Mohsen Sohi:

    We still consider a stock market flotation of Vibracoustic, but not in the near future as market conditions are unfavorable. In the event of a future listing, Freudenberg will definitely remain an anchor investor of Vibracoustic.

  4. Eric Garcetti:

    CORONAVIRUS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW We outweigh the risks of our situation for other goals, health benefits of connection, and normal routine. It can make people vulnerable to suggestions to bend COVID-19 safety guidelines, she said. We initially may have been fearful, but as we start to gain control we become more confident to confront situations that may have scared us. As a result, as the pandemic continues, some of us have adjusted and started to underestimate the actual threat, ignore situational hazards, and dont take COVID-19 risks as seriously. Speaking to Fox News, Dr. Collin Reiff, a psychiatrist and clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Langone Health, likened caution fatigue to swimming in the ocean. People go swimming in the ocean, a potentially dangerous place, and dont take flotation devices with them. If you dont see anyone drown, you feel fine doing it, he said. But if we hear that 100,000 people died [while swimming in the ocean], and 180,000 could drown by October, you would see more people wearing a flotation device, he said, referringto a recent report that U.S. coronavirus deaths are projected to reach 180,000 by the beginning of October unless the majority of people start wearing face masks. Reiff also hypothesized that cognitive dissonance might play a part in those who find themselves having a more lax attitude toward recommended safety precautions. Experts still recommend safety precautions such as practicing social distancing, frequent hand washing and wearing a face covering while in public. (iStock) I think some of it is fatigue, but I think another part of it is that a lot of people havent been [as directly] impacted by the novel coronavirus, he said, noting that the virus had a more direct impact on those living in cities that were hit hard at the start of the pandemic, such as New York City and Philadelphia. CORONAVIRUS INFECTS 60 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS STUDENTS ON SPRING BREAK TRIP TO MEXICO It may not be so much fatigue but their experience with COVID [the precautions] are not convenient for me any longer.

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