Translation guide
The process of floating or the act of causing something to float, often used in technical or financial contexts.
The act or process of floating on a liquid or being buoyant.
The process of offering a company's shares for sale on a stock market for the first time.
A method of separating minerals by using water and chemicals to make some particles float.
There is a lot of floating trash in the river.
Buoyancy; the upward force that keeps things afloat. Often used in physics.
浮力のおかげで船は沈まない。
Thanks to buoyancy, the ship doesn't sink.
Surfacing or rising to the surface, often used for submarines or objects coming up from underwater.
潜水艦が浮上した。
The submarine surfaced.
Initial public offering (IPO); making shares available to the public.
その会社は来月株式公開を予定している。
The company plans to go public next month.
More formal term for IPO, often abbreviated as IPO in Japanese business contexts.
新規株式公開の手続きが完了した。
The IPO process has been completed.
Froth flotation; a technical term used in mining and mineral processing.
浮遊選鉱は銅の精錬に使われる。
Froth flotation is used in copper refining.
Abbreviation of 浮遊選鉱, common in mining industry jargon.
浮選によって鉱石を分離する。
Ore is separated by flotation.