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	Bubble may refer to: Physical bubbles Liquid bubble Liquid bubble A bubble is a globule of one substance in another, usually gas in a liquid.Due to the Marangoni effect, bubbles may remain intact when they reach the surface of the immersive substance.... , a globule of one substance encased in another, usually air in a liquid Soap bubble Soap bubble A soap bubble is a very thin film of soap water that forms a sphere with an iridescence surface. Soap bubbles usually last for only a few moments before bursting: either on their own or on contact with another object.... , a bubble formed by soapy water Antibubble Antibubble An antibubble is a droplet of liquid surrounded by a thin film of gas, as opposed to a gas bubble, which is a sphere of gas surrounded by a thin film of liquid.... , a droplet of liquid surrounded by a thin film of gas Arts and literature Bubbles (painting) Bubbles (painting) *Bubbles, originally entitled A Child's World, is a painting by Sir John Everett Millais that became famous when it was used over many generations in advertisements for Pears soap.... , a painting by Sir John Everett Millais Bubbles Yablonsky Bubbles Yablonsky Bubbles Yablonsky* is the fictional protagonist of the Bubbles series of screwball mysteries by Sarah Strohmeyer. She first appeared in Bubbles Unbound, published in 2001; as of 2006, she has appeared in five novels by Strohmeyer, and a sixth one is in preparation .... , the protagonist in a series of mystery novels Dome Dome A dome is a structural element of architecture that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere. Dome structures made of various materials have a long architectural lineage extending into prehistory.... , an architectural element representing the upper half of a sphere Speech balloon Speech balloon Speech balloons are a graphic convention used most commonly in comic books, comic strip, and cartoons to allow words to be understood as representing the speech or thoughts of a given character in the comic.... or speech bubble, a graphic convention used primarily in comics and cartoons Astronomy Stellar wind bubble Stellar wind bubble Stellar wind bubble is the astronomy term usually used to describe a cavity light years across filled with hot gas blown into the interstellar medium by the high-velocity stellar wind from a single massive star of stellar classification O star or B V star.... , a large cavity in the interstellar medium created by a star's energy Superbubble Superbubble Superbubble is the astronomy term used to describe a cavity hundreds of light years across filled with 106 kelvin gas blown into the interstellar medium by multiple supernovae and stellar winds.... , a large structure created by multiple supernovae Local Bubble Local Bubble The Local Bubble is a cavity in the interstellar medium of the Orion Arm of the Milky Way. It is at least 300 light years across and has a neutral hydrogen density approximately one tenth of the 0.5 atoms per cubic centimetre average for the ISM in the Milky Way.... , the cavity which contains the Solar System Bubble Nebula (NGC 6822) Bubble Nebula (NGC 6822) The Bubble Nebula in Barnard's Galaxy has the official designation of Hubble 1925 I as it was the first object recorded in . It includes areas of bright H II region emission.... , an emission nebula in Barnard's Galaxy NGC 7635 NGC 7635 NGC 7635, also called the Bubble Nebula, is a H II region emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia . It lies close to the direction of the open cluster Messier 52.... (also known as the Bubble Nebula), an emission nebula in the Milky Way galaxy Economics Economic bubble Economic bubble An economic bubble is ?trade in high volumes at prices that are considerably at variance with Intrinsic value ?.While some economists deny that bubbles occur, the cause of bubbles remains a challenge to those who are convinced that asset prices often deviate strongly from intrinsic values.... , a situation where market prices are unsustainably high Dot-com bubble Dot-com bubble The "dot-com bubble" was a economic bubble covering roughly 1995?2001 during which stock markets in Western world saw their value increase rapidly from growth in the new quaternary sector of industry and related fields.... Real estate bubble Real estate bubble A real estate bubble or property bubble is a type of economic bubble that occurs periodically in local or global real estate markets. It is characterized by rapid increases in real estate appraisal of real property such as housing until they reach unsustainable levels relative to incomes and other economic elements.... Housing bubble Stock market bubble Stock market bubble A stock market bubble is a type of economic bubble taking place in stock markets when price of stocks rise and become overvalued by any measure of stock valuation.... Tulip bubble Film The Bubble (1966 film) The Bubble (1966 film) *The Bubble* is a 1966 in film science fiction film, filmed in 3-D film. It was written and directed by Arch Oboler, and starred Michael Cole and Deborah Walley.... , a science fiction film Bubble (film) Bubble (film) *Bubble* is a movie directed by Steven Soderbergh. It was shot on high-definition video and was made for a relatively small budget of $1.6 million.... , a 2006 improvised thriller directed by Stephen Soderbergh The Bubble (2006 film) The Bubble (2006 film) *The Bubble* is a 2006 in film Israeli film by Eytan Fox about a gay love story between an Israelis and a Palestinian. The title of the film refers to Tel Aviv, a relatively peaceful city in a tumultuous region.... , an Israeli drama about a gay romance Television Bubble, a character in the TV series Absolutely Fabulous Absolutely Fabulous *Absolutely Fabulous* is a BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning British sitcom written by and starring Jennifer Saunders and co-starring Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield and Jane Horrocks.... Bubbles, a character in the animated TV series Jabberjaw Jabberjaw *Jabberjaw* was a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera from September 11, 1976 to September 3, 1978 on American Broadcasting Company.... Bubbles, a character in the The Powerpuff Girls Bubbles (Trailer Park Boys character) Bubbles (The Wire) Bubbles (The Wire) Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire , played by actor Andre Royo. Bubbles is a recovering heroin addict with a vast knowledge of surviving on Baltimore, Maryland's streets.... , a character from the HBO series The Wire Bubbles the Clown, a doll used in the BBC's Test Card F Test Card F Test Card F is a test card that was created by the BBC and used on television in the United Kingdom and in countries elsewhere in the world for more than four decades.... Bubbles DeVere Bubbles DeVere Denise or Mavis 'Bubbles' DeVere is a fictional character in the second and third series of the BBC television sketch show Little Britain plus The USA spin off'.... , a character in the TV series Little Britain Bubbles (The Adventures of Little Carp), an anthropomorphic fish from The Adventures of Little Carp Video games Bubble Bobble Bubble Bobble is an arcade game by Taito Corporation, first released in 1986. It was porting soon for numerous home computers and game consoles. The game features twin Bubble Dragons, , who is green with yellow spikes/horns and , who is blue with cyan spikes/horns.... Bubble Ghost Bubble Ghost *Bubble Ghost* is a French 1987 in video gaming video game created by Christophe Andreani and published by ERE Informatique.... Bubbles (video game) Bubbles (video game) Bubbles is an arcade game from 1982 by Williams Electronics. The objective of the game is to collect objects in a sink so that your player expands in size, whereas gains you points and exceeds you to the next level.... The main character in the video game Clu Clu Land Clu Clu Land is an arcade game and Nintendo Entertainment System game released in 1985 and was later released in North America on the Wii Virtual Console on September 1, 2008 and in Europe on March 6, 2009.... An enemy in the Legend of Zelda video game series People and animals Bubble Boy Boy in the bubble Bubble boy, boy in the bubble and boy in the plastic bubble are colloquialisms used to describe a person who must live in a sterilization environment for medical reasons.... , (or 'boy in the bubble'), colloquialism used to describe a person who must live in a sterile environment for medical reasons Bubble Eye Bubble Eye The Bubble Eye is a small variety of fancy goldfish with upward pointing eyes that are accompanied by two large fluid-filled sacs.It is a dorsal-less fish, and good specimens will have a clean back and eye bubbles well matched for colour and size.... , a variety of goldfish Bubbles (chimpanzee) Bubbles (chimpanzee) Bubbles is a professional chimpanzee who lived with pop star Michael Jackson for many years.Bubbles lived at a cancer research clinic in Texas until 1985 when he relocated to California in the company of Michael Jackson.... , a chimpanzee who lived with Michael Jackson Pamela Harmsworth, Viscountess Rothermere Pamela Harmsworth, Viscountess Rothermere Patricia Evelyn Beverley Matthews Harmsworth, Viscountess Rothermere was an England socialite and actress.As Beverley Brooks, she appeared in several films, such as "Reach for the Sky" .... , an English socialite and actress William Milbourne James William Milbourne James Admiral Sir William Milbourne James GCB was a British Naval commander, politician and author, most notable for his activities in the Naval Intelligence Division in both world wars.... , the child model for the painting and soap advertisement Bubbles Beverly Sills Beverly Sills Beverly Sills was an American operatic soprano who enjoyed success in the 1960s and 1970s. She was famous for her performances in coloratura soprano roles in operas around the world and on recordings.... , opera singer Other Bubble (computing) Bubble (computing) In computing, a bubble is a "hiccup" in execution of an instruction set in an instruction pipeline.The following is two executions of the same four instruction through a 4-stage pipeline but, for whatever reason, a delay in fetching of the purple instruction in cycle #2 leads to a bubble being created delaying all instructions after it as w... , an error in program execution Bubbles (browser) Bubbles (browser) Bubbles is an application platform, based on Browser-technologies . It detaches web applications from the classic Web browser and offers them with the familiar accessibility, capabilities and always-on nature of Desktop environment applications.... , an application platform and site-specific browser Bubbles (band) Bubbles (band) Bubbles is a Sweden girl group, also known as BLESS.They are mostly popular in Sweden although one of their songs was included in the motion picture Ice Age .... , a Swedish girl group Bubble Act Bubble Act Bubble Act of 1720 was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of Great Britain that forbade all joint-stock company not authorised by royal charter.... , an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain requiring all joint-stock companies to have a Royal Charter Bubble and squeak Bubble and squeak Bubble and squeak is a traditional England dish made with the shallow-fried leftovers vegetables from a roast dinner. The chief ingredients are potato and cabbage, but carrots, peas, brussels sprouts, and other vegetables can be added.... , a traditional English vegetable dish; usually based on mashed potatoes and "left over" vegetables Bubble chamber Bubble chamber A bubble chamber is a vessel filled with a superheating transparency liquid used to detect electrically charged particles moving through it.... , a particle detector in physics Bubble Wrap Bubble wrap Bubble Wrap is a pliable transparency plastic material commonly used for packing fragile items. Regularly spaced, protruding air-filled hemispheres provide cushioning for precious or breakable items.... , a packaging material Hi-Riser (automobile) Hi-Riser (automobile) Hi-Risers are a type of highly customized automobile, typically an inexpensive United States-built sedan modified by significantly increasing the suspension lift and adding large-diameter wheels with low-profile tires.... , a sedan customized by increasing the ground clearance and adding large-diameter wheels Westminster Bubble Westminster Bubble The Westminster Bubble is a term used to describe United Kingdom Member of Parliament, Peers, lobbyists, researchers, secretaries, civil servants, lobby correspondents and leader writers for newspapers who appear to live their life isolated from life outside Parliament of the United Kingdom and is so named because Parliament is located in Wes... , a term used to describe isolation among United Kingdom government employees A symbol used in logic gate Logic gate A logic gate performs a logical operation on one or more logic inputs and produces a single logic output. The logic normally performed is Boolean logic and is most commonly found in digital circuits.... diagrams A term used in poker Glossary of poker terms The following is a glossary of poker terms used in Wikipedia poker articles. Some terms link to a more complete article on the topic.Besides the terms listed here, there are thousands of common and uncommon poker slang terms.... tournaments for the last finishing position before entering the payout structure A term used in selecting the field for the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a Single-elimination tournament tournament held each spring featuring 65 college basketball teams in the United States.... or NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship The NCAA Women's Division I Championship is an annual basketball tournament for women. Held each April, the Women's Championship was inaugurated in the 1981 in sports-1982 in sports season....