Definition of Soap bubble

1. Noun. A bubble formed by a thin soap film.

Generic synonyms: Bubble

Definition of Soap bubble

1. Noun. A very thin film of soap water that forms a sphere with an iridescent surface. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Soap Bubble

soaking wet
soakingly
soakings
soaks
soakt
soal
soals
soam
soams
soap
soap-opera
soap-operatic
soap-rock
soap-weed
soapUI
soap bubble
soap bubbles
soap dish
soap dispenser
soap film
soap flakes
soap opera
soap operas
soap pad
soap powder
soap tree
soapbark
soapbarks
soapberries
soapberry

Literary usage of Soap bubble

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Boys Handy Book by Daniel Carter Beard (1890)
"A SOAP-BUBBLE" il an uncouth, inelegant name for such an ethereal, fairy sphere. ... At the present time " soap-bubble parties " are becoming quite ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"The spherical form of the ordinary soap bubble is a direct result of the action of surface tension, the geometrical condition being that with given volume ..."

3. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1906)
"THE SOAP-BUBBLE. . PYLE. - •%• "l>lt;'"||"^Vs§S^-<Jt*> I shall float and float away from here, P* X)<p-''-I:-f •v-'jir &>C^,:i:Ji. ..."

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