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FLOTATION

\flə͡ʊtˈe͡ɪʃən], \flə‍ʊtˈe‍ɪʃən], \f_l_əʊ_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of FLOTATION

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

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

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

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

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

The act or state of resting on the surface of a liquid. Also, flotage.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

The act or state of floating.
The science of bodies that float.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

The act of floating; the science of floating bodies.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

The act of floating; the science of floating bodies.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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