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sublation

sublation noun: a flotation method in which the material to be separated is adsorbed on the surface of gas bubbles in a liquid and is collected on an upper layer of an immiscible liquid.

Noun

sublation (countable and uncountable, plural sublations)

  1. A flotation method in which the material to be separated is adsorbed on the surface of gas bubbles in a liquid and is collected on an upper layer of an immiscible liquid
  2. Removal, taking away.
  3. In Hegelian philosophy, the situation where a tension between contradictory opposites is resolved by the addition of a new term which pushes the old opposition into its relation.
    Synonyms:
    Aufhebung

sublation meaning in Tamil

sublation in Tamil

உயர்தளப்பாடு, உயர்தளப்படுத்து

Synonyms of sublation

Forms of sublation

pluralsublations

Origin of sublation

From Latin sublātiō (“removal”).

Questions about sublation

What does sublation mean?
Sublation means a flotation method in which the material to be separated is adsorbed on the surface of gas bubbles in a liquid and is collected on an upper layer of an immiscible liquid.
What is sublation in Tamil?
Sublation in Tamil is உயர்தளப்பாடு, உயர்தளப்படுத்து. See Sublation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sublation?
Sublation is a noun.
What is the plural of sublation?
The plural of sublation is sublations.

Words near sublation in the dictionary

  1. sublateral
  2. sublaterals
  3. sublaterodorsal
  4. sublates
  5. sublating
  6. sublation
  7. sublations
  8. sublative
  9. sublative case
  10. sublative cases
  11. sublattice

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