flotation

galleggiamento

Condizione di rimanere sulla superficie dell’acqua o di un altro liquido.

In inglese semplice: The state of staying on the surface of water or another liquid.

• The foam provides flotation.
• Everyone on the boat wore a flotation device.
• The jacket offers enough flotation to keep your head above water.

Sinonimi: buoyancy

Espressioni comuni: flotation device, flotation aid, provide flotation

quotazione in borsa

Vendita delle azioni di una società al pubblico, solitamente per la prima volta.

In inglese semplice: The sale of a company’s shares to the public, usually for the first time.

• The company announced its flotation.
• Investors bought shares during the stock market flotation.
• They delayed the flotation until market conditions improved.

Sinonimi: initial public offering, share offering

Espressioni comuni: stock market flotation, company flotation, planned flotation

galleggiamento

Capacità di restare sopra terreno morbido o neve senza affondare molto.

In inglese semplice: The ability to stay on top of soft ground or snow without sinking deeply.

• Wide tires improve flotation on soft sand.
• These snowshoes provide good flotation in deep snow.
• The vehicle’s flotation helps it cross muddy ground.

Espressioni comuni: snowshoe flotation, tire flotation, improve flotation

flottazione

Separazione di minerali in acqua facendo aderire determinate particelle a bolle d’aria che salgono in superficie.

In inglese semplice: Separating minerals in water by making selected particles stick to air bubbles and rise to the surface.

• The mine uses flotation to separate minerals.
• Air bubbles carry selected particles upward during flotation.
• The flotation tank produced a layer of mineral-rich foam.

Espressioni comuni: froth flotation, flotation tank, flotation process