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double bubble

double bubble noun: the presence of two air-filled bubbles in the abdomen, often indicating various pathological conditions.

Noun

double bubble (countable and uncountable, plural double bubbles)

  1. The presence of two air-filled bubbles in the abdomen, often indicating various pathological conditions.
  2. A fuselage formed from two conjoined hulls.
  3. (slang) Overtime paid at twice the normal rate.
    • I feel you, man. But if you don't want the overtime, I'll work a double-bubble for you. Cool?2012, Brandon Massey, Voices From The Other Side, page 176
    • He had been on leave, but when his supervisor had called him at home and offered him 'double-bubble' overtime to cover a colleague who had gone sick, he had been unable to refuse.2017, Tim O'Rourke, The Mirror Realm
  4. A certain meeting of spherical surfaces, relevant to the double bubble conjecture.

Forms of double bubble

pluraldouble bubbles

Questions about double bubble

What does double bubble mean?
Double bubble means the presence of two air-filled bubbles in the abdomen, often indicating various pathological conditions.
What part of speech is double bubble?
Double bubble is a noun.
What is the plural of double bubble?
The plural of double bubble is double bubbles.

Words near double bubble in the dictionary

  1. double break points
  2. double breaks
  3. Double Bridges
  4. double bridle
  5. double bridles
  6. double bubble
  7. double bubble conjecture
  8. double bubble mint
  9. double bubbles
  10. double buddy
  11. double burden

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