flotation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)
    floatation.
  2. noun financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares
    floatation.

WordNet

Flo*ta"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. flottation a floating, flottaison water line, fr. flotter to float. See Flotilla.
Definitions
  1. The act, process, or state of floating.
  2. The science of floating bodies.

Webster 1913