airflotation
nounUK /ˌeəˈfləʊteɪʃən/
US /ˌerfloʊˈteɪʃən/
A way of making things float on air or tiny bubbles.
The factory uses airflotation to separate tiny bits of plastic from water.
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2. A water-treatment method that uses tiny air bubbles to lift dirt and oil to the surface.
Airflotation cleaned the oily water before it was released.
3. A mining process that uses air bubbles to make useful minerals float away from waste rock.
Airflotation helped the miners collect the valuable ore.
4. A way of moving heavy loads on a thin cushion of air.
The hovercraft glides on a layer of airflotation.