soap bubble

noun

: a hollow iridescent globe formed by blowing a film of soapsuds (as from a pipe)

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If Santo Stefano is cerebral, Santa Sabina is ethereal — as iridescent as a soap bubble but as solid as stone. The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025 The blur is generally smooth, sidesteps soap bubble highlights, and avoids false color from longitudinal chromatic aberration (LoCA) effectively for clean, distraction-free bokeh in most instances. PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025 The venerable soap bubble spectacular comes to the Palace in Stamford on Dec. 29 at 3 p.m. $20.10-$36.60. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Dec. 2024 Use a toothbrush to scrub the extra-dirty spots or a scrub brush to refresh an entire piece of furniture before using a microfiber cloth to remove lingering soap bubbles. Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for soap bubble

Word History

First Known Use

1639, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of soap bubble was in 1639

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“Soap bubble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soap%20bubble. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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