sublation

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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

Similar
Aufhebung
OriginLatin sublātiō →
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Meanings

nounsublation (countable and uncountable, plural sublations)

plural sublations

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA 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. countableuncountableRemoval, taking away.
  3. countableuncountablehuman sciencesIn 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn 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.

Similar
Aufhebung
Also see
aufhebungremoval

Origin

  1. Latinsublātiō“removal”
  2. Englishsublation

From Latin sublātiō (“removal”).

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APA

sublation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sublation

MLA

“sublation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sublation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sublation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sublation.

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