bubble

ˈbʌb.l̩

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#1·1d ago

A spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid.

Origin: Partly , also influenced by burble. Compare > , , , . The word was first used in its economic sense in association with the collapse of the South Sea Company in 1720, based on the metaphor of an inflated soap bubble bursting. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·1d ago

(by extension) Anything resembling a hollow sphere.

Thomas, so often West Brom's most positive attacker down their left side and up against Salgado, twice almost burst the bubble of excitement around the ground but he had two efforts superbly saved by Robinson.

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#3·1d ago

A small spherical cavity in a solid material.

The yawning gap between data-center expenditures and the rest of the economy has caused whispers of bubble to rise to a chorus. Rapid construction of canals, railroads, and the fiber-optic cables laid during the dot-com bubble all create…

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