flotation
- Noun:
- The process of financing a commercial enterprise by issuing and selling shares or bonds to the public: This meaning refers to the act of launching a company on a stock exchange to raise capital.
- The physical phenomenon of floating; the ability or state of remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking: This meaning describes the principle or condition of buoyancy.
Noun (Finance):
- The company's successful flotation on the stock market raised over $50 million.
- They are planning the flotation of their new technology startup next year.
Noun (Physics/Buoyancy):
- The flotation of the boat is ensured by its hollow design.
- The science experiment demonstrated the principle of flotation using different objects in water.
"Flotation device": A piece of equipment designed to provide buoyancy and keep a person afloat in water.
- Life jackets are essential flotation devices on any boat.
"Flotation tank": A lightless, soundproof tank filled with salt water at skin temperature, used for sensory deprivation and relaxation.
- She tried a flotation tank to relieve stress.
Float (verb/noun): To rest or move on the surface of a liquid; or, a thing that floats.
- The leaf floated on the pond.
- The parade float was beautifully decorated.
Flotation (alternative spelling: floatation): The spelling "floatation" is sometimes used, especially in non-technical contexts, but "flotation" is more common in formal and technical English.
- Financing sense: Initial Public Offering (IPO), launch, offering.
- Buoyancy sense: Buoyancy, levitation.
Flotation cost: The total cost incurred by a company when it issues new securities, including underwriting and legal fees.
- The flotation costs were higher than anticipated.
Flotation process: In mining and industry, a method for separating valuable minerals from ore using chemicals and air bubbles.
- Copper is often extracted using the flotation process.
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financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares
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the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)
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