air bubbles

Floating hollow orbs

Air bubbles are small pockets of air trapped within a liquid or solid material.

They form when air gets mixed in during pouring, stirring, or setting: The resin had air bubbles I couldn't get out.

In contexts like diving or medical injections, air bubbles can be dangerous.

The term also describes the rounded shapes visible in carbonated drinks or aquariums.

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cavitation · surface tension · oxygen · carbonation · fizzy drink · brake lines · injection molding · spirit level · blown glass · bleeding · nitrogen · diving · buoyancy · gases · aquarium · liquids · soda · breath

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physical composition

air bubblesparticulates

Minute airborne solids or droplets

sediment · grit · mineral deposits · debris · granules

density/buoyancy

air bubblessediment

Particles settling in liquid

dregs · sludge · precipitate · ballast

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G