Bubble

Bubble may refer to:

• Soap bubble, spherical liquid film
• Bubble gum, a type of gum suited to blowing bubbles
• Liquid bubble, a globule of one substance inside another (e.g. gas bubbles in a liquid; or gas bubbles in glass), or of the vapor (gaseous) phase of the same substance in the liquid phase.
  • Antibubble, drops of liquid attached by gas
• Speech bubble, used in comic books, strips, and cartoons
• Radio bubble, the concept of high power earth-based radio and television broadcast signals leaking through the atmosphere, and spreading into outer space in a bubble shape
• Cavitation, an ephemeral pocket of air that quickly arises and disappears in liquid under certain circumstances
• Bubble (automobile), a mid 1990s or later American sedan modified to become a Hi-Riser.
• Bubble (computer), the name given to a hiccup in execution of a pipeline (computer)
• A term for a circle drawn on digital circuit diagrams to denote the compliment. Certain gates are denoted by a combination of ands and or gates and "bubbles". Optimizing a digital circuit, or converting gates from one type to another can employ bubble pushing.
• Bubble (economics), where speculation causes prices to rise to unsustainable levels
  • See list of examples at Economic bubble#Examples
• Bubble snails, a family of marine heterostroph snails with bubble-shaped shells
• Real estate bubble an economic bubble in the price of real estate
• Stock market bubble an economic bubble in the price of equities
• A dome, (normally) transparent
• Light bulb, in theater lighting terminology
• Poker tournament terminology, going out "on the bubble" means to be the highest-placed finisher who wins no money
• In reference to sports, a team or individual that is in the final qualifying position but could be replaced by a lower-ranked team or individual is considered to be "on the bubble"
• Isolation (psychology), "living in a bubble"
• Bubble, the dive angle of a submarine
• Park Cities, Texas, bubble being a common nickname for these two suburbs of Dallas
• Bubble Rhythm, an organ playing technique used heavily in reggae music, playing every 16th note except for numbered downbeats.
• Bubble and squeak, a traditional English dish made with shallow-fried, leftover vegetables.

People

• William Milbourne James, nicknamed "Bubbles" after the painting (for which he modeled as a child).
• Pamela Harmsworth, Viscountess Rothermere, known as "Bubbles" because of her love of Champagne.

Characters

• Bubbles (Trailer Park Boys character), character from the Canadian TV series Trailer Park Boys played by Mike Smith
• The Powerpuff Girls US animated series character
• Bubbles (The Wire), US TV drama character
• Bubbles DeVere, character in the Little Britain TV series
• Clu Clu Land character Bubbles (also appearing in DK-King of Swing)
• Bubbles, a character from Finding Nemo
• Bubbles the Clown The Clown from the BBC test card
• Bubbles Yablonsky, the lead protagonist in a series of screwball mysteries

Animals

• Bubbles the chimpanzee, A chimpanzee who lived with Michael Jackson

Art and media

• Bubble (film), 2006 film from director Steven Soderbergh
• Bubbles (painting) a painting by John Everett Millais
• Bubbles (band) a Swedish girls bubblegum pop group
• Bubbles, an Italian house music formation
• Bubbles (video game), arcade game by Williams Electronics
• Bubble Bobble, arcade game by Taito Corporation

See also

• The Bubble
• Westminster Bubble, the isolation of those whose working life is confined to UK politics
• Bubble and squeak, traditional British dish of shallow-fried leftover vegetables
• Bubbling, a dance move usually known as grinding.
• Bubbling, a Maplestory character (monster) that you can find in subway of Kerning City