flotation
Not sinking down
Flotation is the act or process of floating, or the ability to float.
In finance, flotation refers to launching a company on the stock market by offering shares to the public for the first time: The company's flotation raised $50 million in capital.
Flotation devices like life jackets and water wings keep people or objects buoyant.
In mining and metallurgy, flotation is a separation process that uses air bubbles to extract minerals from ore.
Buoyant vest for water
- life vestWearable buoyancy aid
- buoyancy aidFlotation garment for swimmers
- inflatableExpandable by air
- raftFlat water conveyance
water wings · pool noodle · rescue tube · Mae West · PFD · armbands · kickboard · survival suit
Fluid's upward resistance
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- ArchimedesGreek polymath, physicist
- waterlineLevel water reaches
- upthrustForceful upward push
specific gravity · hydrostatics · density · submersion · floatability · sinkage · ballast · pontoon
First public stock offering
- sharesUnits of company ownership
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- underwritingRisk evaluation and acceptance
securities · public offering · capital · listing · prospectus · investors · roadshow · valuation
Metal-bearing rock
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- tailingsPost-extraction mineral waste
- collectorOne who gathers items
frother · reagent · sulfide · copper · grinding · leaching · dewatering · circuit
Cohesive force at liquid interfaces
- surfactantSurface tension lowering compound
- hydrophobicRepels aqueous substances
- hydrophilicTending to absorb water
- wettabilitySurface's liquid-spreading capacity
Blocking all external stimuli
- isolation tankEnclosed pod blocking stimuli
- Epsom saltHydrated magnesium sulfate compound
- weightlessnessAbsence of apparent mass
- relaxationState of being unwound
spa · wellness · meditation · REST · darkness · silence · magnesium · stress relief
lifejacket
Buoyant vest for water
- life vestWearable buoyancy aid
- buoyancy aidFlotation garment for swimmers
- inflatableExpandable by air
raft · water wings · pool noodle · rescue tube · Mae West · PFD · armbands · kickboard · survival suit
buoyancy
Fluid's upward resistance
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- ArchimedesGreek polymath, physicist
- waterlineLevel water reaches
upthrust · specific gravity · hydrostatics · density · submersion · floatability · sinkage · ballast · pontoon · bladder
IPO
First public stock offering
- sharesUnits of company ownership
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
underwriting · securities · public offering · capital · listing · prospectus · investors · roadshow · valuation · tranche
ore
Metal-bearing rock
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- tailingsPost-extraction mineral waste
collector · frother · reagent · sulfide · copper · grinding · leaching · dewatering · circuit · grade
surface tension
Cohesive force at liquid interfaces
- surfactantSurface tension lowering compound
- hydrophobicRepels aqueous substances
- hydrophilicTending to absorb water
sensory deprivation
Blocking all external stimuli
- isolation tankEnclosed pod blocking stimuli
- Epsom saltHydrated magnesium sulfate compound
- weightlessnessAbsence of apparent mass
relaxation · spa · wellness · meditation · REST · darkness · silence · magnesium · stress relief · hydrotherapy
- mininggold, mines, gold mines, mine, coal
- extractionmining, excavation, distillation, filtration, extraction
- Gold RushCalifornia Gold Rush, gold miners, gold mining, gold flakes, gold nuggets
- rescuerescue, rescue team, search and rescue, rescue dog, save
- sea rescuelifeboat, rescue, lifeguard, coastguard, SOS
- separationseparate, sieving, straining, divide, filtration
flotationsinking
Falling through water
submersion · submergence · immersion · descent · drowning
flotationdelisting
Removal from exchange
privatization · going private · buyout · takeover · liquidation
- flotation devicesBuoyant safety equipment
- personal flotation devicesWearable buoyancy equipment
- flotation tanksLightproof saltwater chambers for relaxation
- flotation vestWearable buoyancy device