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su·per·nata·tion
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supernatationnoun
flotation
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Supernatationnoun
The act of swimming on the top of any thing.
Etymology: from supernato, Latin.
Touching the supernatation of bodies, take of aquafortis two ounces, of quicksilver two drams, the dissolution will not bear a flint as big as a nutmeg. Francis Bacon, Nat. History.
Bodies are differenced by supernatation, as floating on water; for chrystal will sink in water, as carrying in its own bulk a greater ponderosity than the space of any water it doth occupy; and will therefore only swim in molten metal and quicksilver. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.
Webster Dictionary
Supernatationnoun
the act of floating on the surface of a fluid
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of supernatation in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of supernatation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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