Flotation vs. Floatation

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  • Flotation (noun)

    A state of floating, or being afloat.

  • Flotation (noun)

    The ability (as of a tire or snowshoes) to stay on the surface of soft ground or snow.

  • Flotation (noun)

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

  • Flotation (noun)

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

  • Floatation (noun)

    alternative spelling of flotation

Wiktionary
  • Flotation (noun)

    the action of floating in a liquid or gas

    “the body form is modified to assist in flotation”

  • Flotation (noun)

    the separation of small particles of a solid by their different capacities to float.

  • Flotation (noun)

    the capacity to float; buoyancy.

  • Flotation (noun)

    the process of offering a company’s shares for sale on the stock market for the first time.

Oxford Dictionary

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