flotation

/flotation/

Thân thiện

A child wears a bright orange flotation device while learning to swim.

Definition

1. 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.

Usage Examples

• 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.

Advanced Usage

• "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.

Variants and Related Words

• 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.

Synonyms

• Financing sense: Initial Public Offering (IPO), launch, offering.
• Buoyancy sense: Buoyancy, levitation.

Related Phrases

• 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.

Học thuật

Noun

1. financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares
2. the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)

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