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Flotation (also spelled floatation) involves phenomena related to the relative buoyancy of objects.

The term may also refer to:

• Flotation (archaeology), a method for recovering very small artefacts from excavated sediments
• Flotation (shares), an initial public offering of stocks or shares in a company
• Flotation, any material added to the hull of a watercraft to keep the hull afloat
• Flotation, the ability (as of a tire or snowshoes) to stay on the surface of soft ground or snow
• "Floatation", a 1990 electronic music song by The Grid
• Flotation process, in process engineering, a method for the separation of mixtures
  • Dissolved air flotation (DAF), a water treatment process
  • Froth flotation, a process for separating hydrophobic from hydrophilic materials
  • Induced gas flotation, a water treatment process that clarifies wastewaters (or other waters) by the removal of suspended matter such as oil or solids
• Flotation therapy, a technique whereby users 'float' in an isolation tank

See also

• Float (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles containing Flotation

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