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'''Bubble''' may refer to:
==Traditional bubbles==
* [[Liquid bubble]], a globule of one substance encased in another, usually air in a liquid
** [[Soap bubble]], a bubble formed by soapy water
** [[Antibubble]], a droplet of liquid surrounded by a thin film of gas
==Arts and Literature==
* [[Bubbles (painting)|''Bubbles'' (painting)]], a painting by [[Sir John Everett Millais]]
* [[Bubbles Yablonsky]], the protagonist in a series of mystery novels
* [[Dome]], an architectural element representing the upper half of a sphere
* [[Speech bubble]], a graphic convention used primarily in comics and cartoons
* Bubbles, a monkey in the [[Dragon Ball (franchise)|Dragon Ball]] series
==Astronomy==
* [[Stellar wind bubble]], a large cavity in the interstellar medium created by a star's energy
* A type of [[Supernova remnant]]
** [[Superbubble]], a large structure created by multiple supernovae
** [[Local Bubble]], the cavity which contains the Solar System
* [[Bubble Nebula (NGC 6822)]], an emission nebula in Barnard's Galaxy
* [[Bubble Nebula]], an emission nebula in the Milky Way galaxy
==Economics==
* [[Bubble (economics)]], a situation where market prices are unsustainably high
** [[Dot-com bubble]]
** [[Real estate bubble]]
** [[Stock market bubble]]
** [[South Sea Bubble|"South Sea Bubble"]]
==Film==
* [[The Bubble (1966 film)|''The Bubble'' (1966 film)]], a science fiction film
* [[Bubble Boy|''Bubble Boy'']], a 2001 comedy film directed by Blair Hayes
* [[Bubble (film)|''Bubble'' (film)]], a 2006 improvised thriller directed by Stephen Soderbergh
* [[The Bubble (2006 film)|''The Bubble'' (2006 film)]], an Israeli drama about a gay romance
==Food and Drink==
* [[Bubble and squeak]], a traditional English vegetable dish
* [[Bubble tea]], a Taiwanese beverage
* A colloquial term for [[sparkling wine]], particularly [[Champagne (wine)|champagne]]
* [[Bubble gum]], a candy often used to chew and blow bubbles.
==Television==
* [[Absolutely Fabulous#Bubble|Bubble]], a character in the TV series ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]''
* Bubbles, a character in the animated TV series ''[[Jabberjaw]]''
* [[Bubbles (The Powerpuff Girls)|Bubbles (''The Powerpuff Girls'')]]
* [[Bubbles (Trailer Park Boys character)|Bubbles (''Trailer Park Boys'' character)]]
* [[Bubbles (The Wire)|Bubbles (''The Wire'')]]
* [[Bubbles the Clown]], a doll used in a BBC test card
* [[Bubbles DeVere]], 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'']]
* [[Bubbles (video game)|''Bubbles'' (video game)]]
* The main character in the video game ''[[Clu Clu Land]]''
* An [[Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series#Bubble|enemy]] in the ''Legend of Zelda'' video game series
==People and animals==
* [[Bubble Eye]], a variety of goldfish
* [[Bubbles (chimpanzee)]], a chimpanzee who lived with Michael Jackson
* [[Pamela Harmsworth, Viscountess Rothermere]], an English socialite and actress
* [[William Milbourne James]], the child model for the painting and soap advertisement ''Bubbles''
* [[Beverly Sills]], opera singer
==Other meanings==
* [[Bubble (automobile)]], a customized sedan also called a Hi-Riser
* [[Bubble (computing)]], an error in program execution
* [[Bubbles (band)]], a Swedish girl group
* [[Bubble Act]], an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain requiring all joint-stock companies to have a [[Royal Charter]]
* [[Bubble chamber]], a particle detector in physics
* [[Bubble wrap]], a [[packaging]] matieral
* [[Westminster Bubble]], a term used to describe isolation among United Kingdom government employees
* A symbol used in [[Logic gate#Symbols|logic gate]] diagrams
* A term used in [[poker tournament|poker tournaments]] for the last finishing position before entering the payout structure (''See [[Glossary of poker terms]]'')
* Refers to a [[college basketball]] team that has a significant, but not assured, chance to be awarded an [[at-large bid]] to the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship]] or [[NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship]]
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