floatation

[ floh-tey-shuhn ]

noun

1. a less common variant of flotation.

floatation

/ fləʊˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. a variant spelling of flotation

Word History and Origins

Origin of floatation¹

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

Due to the weight of a battery and motor, the researchers may need to attach a floatation device to the robot to keep it from sinking, Jung said.

From Science Daily

They tied empty fuel containers to the sides of the boat to use as floatation devices in case they capsized.

From Reuters

During intelligence flights, the aircraft can drop sonobuoys — small floatation devices carrying an expendable sonar system.

From Washington Times

Khalsa notes that he and his colleagues have found changes in the precuneus—the brain area linked to the sense of bodily self in Parvizi’s study—and other related regions in people who have undergone floatation therapy.

From Scientific American

Pause is one of a handful of studios in Los Angeles that offers floatation therapy, a service in which you float inside of a spacious pod that’s been filled with 10 inches of clean, body-temperate water and 1,000 pounds of healing Epsom salts.

From Los Angeles Times