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bolgán — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bubble noun A thin, round pocket of air or gas inside a liquid or solid, or floating freely.

Senses

bolgán is used for these senses in English:

  • bubble A spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid.
  • light bulb An evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament which is heated by electrical resistance to produce light.
  • swim bladder (anatomy, usually of fish) A gas-filled sac within the bodies of most fish that variously acts as a float, lung, sound-producing organ or an aid to hearing.

bubble — full definition

  1. noun A thin, round pocket of air or gas inside a liquid or solid, or floating freely.
  2. verb To form or produce bubbles.
  3. noun An unsustainable rise in prices or popularity, particularly in markets, followed by a sharp collapse.

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