Phrase guide

air bubble

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • rhymes with -ʌbəl

1

noun

Meaning 1

A small pocket of air inside a solid, a liquid or surrounded by a colloid within a larger fluid environment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a bubble of air

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bubble

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Babole: dindúndù class 5/6 — a small pocket of air
  • Chinese Mandarin: 氣泡 /气泡 (qìpào) — a small pocket of air
  • Danish: luftboble — a small pocket of air
  • Dutch: luchtbel — a small pocket of air
  • Finnish: ilmakupla — a small pocket of air
  • German: Luftblase — a small pocket of air
  • Icelandic: loftbóla — a small pocket of air
  • Italian: bolla d'aria — a small pocket of air
  • Italian: pulica — a small pocket of air
  • Italian: puliga — a small pocket of air
  • Japanese: 気泡 (kihyō) — a small pocket of air
  • Malagasy: taboi-drano — a small pocket of air
  • Norwegian Bokmål: luftboble — a small pocket of air
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: luftboble — a small pocket of air
  • Portuguese: bolha de ar — a small pocket of air
  • Swedish: luftbubbla — a small pocket of air
  • Tagalog: bulsa — a small pocket of air
  • Tamil: காற்றுக்குமிழி (kāṟṟukkumiḻi) — a small pocket of air
  • Telugu: గాలి బుడగ (gāli buḍaga) — a small pocket of air
  • Vietnamese: tăm — a small pocket of air
  • Vietnamese: bọt — a small pocket of air
  • Vietnamese: bong bóng — a small pocket of air
  • Vietnamese: mòi — a small pocket of air