"flotation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /floʊˈteɪʃən/ [General-American], /fləʊˈteɪʃən/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flotation.wav [Southern-England] Forms: flotations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: float + -ation Etymology templates: {{af|en|float|-ation}} float + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} flotation (countable and uncountable, plural flotations)
  1. A state of floating, or being afloat. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a state of floating): flotació [feminine] (Catalan), kellunta (Finnish), flottaison (French), das Schwimmen (z. B. Fahrzeug) [neuter] (German), flutuação [feminine] (Portuguese), flotación [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-flotation-en-noun-Bfr69oTY Disambiguation of 'a state of floating': 95 3 1 1
  2. The ability (as of a tire or snowshoes) to stay on the surface of soft ground or snow. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-flotation-en-noun-GjjC~ZTV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant wikilinks, English terms suffixed with -ation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 41 44 10 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 5 46 27 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 8 44 25 22
  3. (mining, chemical engineering) A process of separating minerals by agitating a mixture with water and detergents etc; selected substances being carried to the surface in air bubbles. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemical engineering, Mining Translations (process of separating minerals): флотация (flotacija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), flotació [feminine] (Catalan), flotaatio (Finnish), vaahdotus (Finnish), flottation [feminine] (French), Flotation [feminine] (German), flottazione [feminine] (Italian), flotação [feminine] (Portuguese), flotație [feminine] (Romanian), флота́ция (flotácija) [feminine] (Russian), flotación [feminine] (Spanish), flotasyon [feminine] (Turkish), yüzdürme (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-flotation-en-noun-eGWWtExM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 41 44 10 Topics: business, mining Disambiguation of 'process of separating minerals': 4 5 88 3
  4. (British, finance) The launching onto the market of a tranche of stocks or shares, usually a new issue. Tags: British, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-flotation-en-noun-MHDK3R9n Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 41 44 10 Topics: business, finance
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: floatation Derived forms: flotate, flotation cost, flotation tank, flotation therapy, froth flotation, personal flotation device

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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "flotácija",
      "sense": "process of separating minerals",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "флота́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "process of separating minerals",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "flotación"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "process of separating minerals",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "flotasyon"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "process of separating minerals",
      "word": "yüzdürme"
    }
  ],
  "word": "flotation"
}

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