floatation

float·a·tion

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [floh-tey-shuh n]
- /floʊˈteɪ ʃən/
- /fləʊˈteɪ.ʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [floh-tey-shuh n]
- /floʊˈteɪ ʃən/

Definitions of floatation word

noun floatation an act or state of floating. 1
noun floatation the launching of a commercial venture, bond issue, loan, etc. 1
noun floatation Metallurgy. a process for separating the different minerals in a mass of powdered ore based on their tendency to sink in, or float on, a given liquid. 1
noun floatation the science of floating bodies. 1
noun floatation (British, finance) The launching onto the market of a tranch of stocks or shares, usually a new issue. 1
abbreviation FLOATATION flotation 0

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Origin of floatation

First appearance:

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

First recorded in 1800-10

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Parts of speech for Floatation

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Floatation

floatation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

floatation usage trend in Literature

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