flotation

Noun

 * 1) A state of floating, or being afloat.
 * 2) The ability (as of a tire or snowshoes) to stay on the surface of soft ground or snow.
 * 3)  A process of separating minerals by agitating a mixture with water and detergents etc; selected substances being carried to the surface in air bubbles.
 * 4)  The launching onto the market of a tranche of stocks or shares, usually a new issue.

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: das Schwimmen (z. B. Fahrzeug)
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian: флотация
 * Catalan:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German: Flotation
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese: flotação
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish: ,