English dictionary

flotation

/fl/oU/'t/eI//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)

noun.phenomenon

Synonyms floatation

Source: WordNet 3.0
financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act, process, or state of floating.

noun

Source: webster1913
Act of financing, or floating, a commercial venture or an issue of bonds, stock, or the like.

noun

Source: webster1913