<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>An act or state of floating.</li><li>The launching of a commercial venture, bond issue, loan, etc.</li><li>A process for separating the different minerals in a mass of powdered ore based on their tendency to sink in, or float on, a given liquid.</li><li>The science of floating bodies.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>