Flotation
# Flotation

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
