AIR BUBBLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does air bubble mean? 

• AIR BUBBLE (noun)
  The noun AIR BUBBLE has 1 sense:

1. a bubble of air

  Familiarity information: AIR BUBBLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AIR BUBBLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A bubble of air

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("air bubble" is a kind of...):

bubble (a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide))

 Context examples 

Presence of a large air bubble in the maternal vascular system which originated from a distant site during the antepartum period.

(Antepartum Obstetric Air Embolism, NCI Thesaurus)

If a tree loses too much water too quickly, an air bubble (embolism) forms.

(What's killing trees during droughts?, National Science Foundation)

In order for the ‘plink’ to be significant, the trapped air bubble needs to be close to the bottom of the cavity caused by the drop impact.

(What causes the sound of a dripping tap – and how do you stop it?, University of Cambridge)

Beaupré and colleagues performed experiments showing that some of this ancient matter is removed from seawater when wave-generated air bubbles burst on the ocean surface and inject aerosols into the atmosphere.

(Ancient molecules from the sea likely burst into the air from ocean waves, National Science Foundation)

When the doctors examined him they heard popping and crackling sounds (crepitus), which extended from his neck all the way down to his ribcage — a sure sign that air bubbles had found their way into the deep tissue and muscles of the chest, which was subsequently confirmed by a computed tomography scan.

(Blocking A Sneeze, Man Ruptures Throat, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Since the cavity recoils so fast after the droplet’s impact, it causes a small air bubble to get trapped underwater.

(What causes the sound of a dripping tap – and how do you stop it?, University of Cambridge)

The source of the sound is the trapped air bubble.

(What causes the sound of a dripping tap – and how do you stop it?, University of Cambridge)