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Australian stock market bubble
The Poseidon bubble was a stock market bubble in which the price of Australian mining shares soared in late 1969, then crashed in early 1970. It was triggered
Poseidon_bubble
Ongoing theorised stock market bubble
The AI bubble is a theorised stock market bubble growing since 2025 amid the AI boom, a period of rapid increase in investment in artificial intelligence
AI_bubble
Period of rapid progress in AI
economic bubble in the tech industry, particularly if future demand falls short of the current levels of AI investment. Technology portal AI bubble AI datacenter
AI_boom
Economic bubble in a stock market
A stock market bubble is a type of economic bubble taking place in stock markets when market participants drive stock prices above their value in relation
Stock_market_bubble
Topics referred to by the same term
satellite Poseidon-3B, a radar altimeter on board the Jason-3 oceanographic satellite Poseidon bubble, an Australian stock market bubble Poseidon, the Boardwalk
Poseidon_(disambiguation)
Temporary spike in asset prices
An economic bubble (also called a speculative bubble, asset bubble, or simply financial bubble) is a period when current asset prices greatly exceed their
Economic_bubble
17th-century economic bubble in the Netherlands
generally considered to have been the first recorded speculative bubble or asset bubble in history. In many ways, the tulip mania was more of a then-unknown
Tulip_mania
Tech stock speculative craze, c. 1995–2003
The dot-com bubble (or dot-com boom) was a stock market bubble that developed during the late 1990s and peaked on March 10, 2000. This period of market
Dot-com_bubble
1760–1840 agrarian to industrial era shift
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
Industrial_Revolution
Regional financial crisis that struck East and Southeast Asia in 1997–1998
economy developed into an economic bubble fueled by hot money. More and more was required as the size of the bubble grew. The same type of situation happened
1997_Asian_financial_crisis
Type of economic bubble
A real-estate bubble or property bubble (or housing bubble for residential markets) is a type of economic bubble that occurs periodically in local or global
Real-estate_bubble
Economic bubble
The 2000s United States housing bubble or house price boom or 2000s housing cycle was a sharp run up and subsequent collapse of house asset prices affecting
2000s United States housing bubble
2000s_United_States_housing_bubble
Speculative bubble involving cryptocurrency prices
A cryptocurrency bubble is a phenomenon where the market increasingly considers the going price of cryptocurrency assets to be inflated against their hypothetical
Cryptocurrency_bubble
2007 mortgage crisis in the United States
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The collapse of the 2000s United States housing bubble and high interest rates led to unprecedented numbers of borrowers missing
Subprime_mortgage_crisis
1980 crash in the U.S. commodity markets for silver
original on July 18, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2009. "Bunker's Busted Silver Bubble". TIME Magazine. May 12, 1980. Archived from the original on October 23
Silver_Thursday
2020–2021 correlated bubble in assets
Biden's] list, will be dealing with the consequences of the biggest financial bubble in U.S. history. Why the biggest? Because it encompasses not just stocks
Everything_bubble
18th-century economic speculation bubble
The notorious economic bubble thus created, which ruined thousands of investors, became known as the South Sea Bubble. The Bubble Act 1720 (6 Geo. 1 c.
South_Sea_Company
Perceived financial market movement tendency over time
the Stock market downturn of 2002, triggered by the crash of the dot-com bubble. Another example is the 2000s commodities boom. In a secular bear market
Market_trend
2010s–present technological convergence era
portal AI boom – Period of rapid progress in AI AI bubble – Ongoing theorised stock market bubble Collapsology – Study of the risks of collapse of industrial
Fourth_Industrial_Revolution
Economies of South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
Four_Asian_Tigers
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
Economy_of_the_British_Empire
French joint-stock company
collapse of the company's shares in the second half of 1720 (the Mississippi Bubble), the company was placed under government receivership in April 1721. It
John_Law's_Company
Rise in real estate prices since 2002
The Canadian property bubble refers to the significant rise in Canadian real estate prices between 2002 and 2022, with short periods of falling prices
Canadian_property_bubble
1870–1914 electrical and chemical era
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
Second_Industrial_Revolution
Economic term to distinguish types of recessions
growing robustly. In the late 1980s, a massive asset-price bubble developed in Japan. After the bubble burst the economy suffered from deflation, and experienced
Recession_shapes
Real-estate bubble involving housing
A housing bubble (or housing price bubble) is one of several types of asset price bubbles which periodically occur in the market. The basic concept of
Housing_bubble
Speculative frenzy in the UK in the 1840s about railways
Railway Mania was a stock market bubble in the railway industry of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the 1840s. It followed a common pattern:
Railway_Mania
High inflation, low economic growth, and high unemployment
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
Stagflation
Practice of lowering the intrinsic value of coins
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
Debasement
Gold rush from 1848 to 1855
(1945–1973) Texas oil boom (1945–c. 1950) Porcupine Gold Rush (1945–c. 1960) Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) The Great Inflation (1973–1982) 1970s commodities boom
California_gold_rush
A unicorn bubble is a theoretical economic bubble that would occur when unicorn startup companies are overvalued by venture capitalists or investors.
Unicorn_bubble
Real estate bubble
The Spanish property bubble is the collapsed overshooting part of a long-term price increase of real estate prices in Spain. This long-term price increase
Spanish_property_bubble
Major stock market crash in the United States
further. Speculation thus fueled further rises and created an economic bubble. Because of margin buying, investors stood to lose large sums of money if
Wall_Street_crash_of_1929
Former nickel mine in Western Australia
dismantled. The discovery of nickel at Windarra triggered the 1969–70 Poseidon bubble. The Windarra nickel deposit was discovered in April 1969 and a high-grade
Windarra_Nickel_Mine
1918–1939 period between the World Wars
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
Interwar_period
Global stock market crash
anxiety. Feldstein suggests that the stock market was in a speculative bubble that kept prices "too high by historic and sustainable standards". The real
Black_Monday_(1987)
19th-century United States financial crisis
practices in the West, a sharp decline in cotton prices, a collapsing land bubble, international specie flows, and restrictive lending policies in Britain
Panic_of_1837
First American gold rush starting in 1802
(1945–1973) Texas oil boom (1945–c. 1950) Porcupine Gold Rush (1945–c. 1960) Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) The Great Inflation (1973–1982) 1970s commodities boom
Carolina_gold_rush
Renewable energy economic bubble theory
The green bubble is an economic theory that the world is facing an over-investment in renewable energy and that the current levels of debts in many clean
Green_bubble
Global oil shortage due to geopolitics
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
1970s_energy_crisis
Engaging in risky financial transactions
Netherlands soon created speculative bubbles such as the tulip mania of 1634 to 1637. The bursting of the South Sea Bubble in England in 1720 and the near-simultaneous
Speculation
1701–1714 European great power conflict
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
War_of_the_Spanish_Succession
Economic bubble in Japan from 1986 to 1991
The Japanese asset price bubble (バブル景気, baburu keiki; lit. 'bubble economy') was an economic bubble in Japan from 1986 to 1991 in which real estate and
Japanese_asset_price_bubble
Sharp rise in the price of natural uranium
The uranium bubble of 2007 was a period of nearly exponential growth in the price of natural uranium, starting in 2005 and peaking at roughly $300/kg (or
Uranium_bubble_of_2007
Global stock market crash
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
2025_stock_market_crash
Mass acquisition of low-quality corporate bonds by investors in the late 2010s and 2020
The corporate debt bubble is the large increase in corporate bonds, excluding that of financial institutions, following the 2008 financial crisis. Global
Corporate_debt_bubble
Period in the history of Victoria, Australia
(1945–1973) Texas oil boom (1945–c. 1950) Porcupine Gold Rush (1945–c. 1960) Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) The Great Inflation (1973–1982) 1970s commodities boom
Victorian_gold_rush
Spontaneous spread of behavior or emotions among a group
(1945–1973) Texas oil boom (1945–c. 1950) Porcupine Gold Rush (1945–c. 1960) Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) The Great Inflation (1973–1982) 1970s commodities boom
Social_contagion
1859–1870s event in the United States
(1945–1973) Texas oil boom (1945–c. 1950) Porcupine Gold Rush (1945–c. 1960) Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) The Great Inflation (1973–1982) 1970s commodities boom
Pennsylvania_oil_rush
Mining history
(1945–1973) Texas oil boom (1945–c. 1950) Porcupine Gold Rush (1945–c. 1960) Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) The Great Inflation (1973–1982) 1970s commodities boom
Cobalt_silver_rush
Economic theory
The Australian property bubble is the economic theory that the Australian property market has become or is becoming significantly overpriced and due for
Australian_property_bubble
Economic expansion in the United States in the 1990s
however, as the economy adjusted and the surge of investment in the Dot-Com bubble would jumpstart the economy beginning in late 1995. 1996 saw a return to
1990s_United_States_boom
1896–1899 migration to Yukon, Canada
(1945–1973) Texas oil boom (1945–c. 1950) Porcupine Gold Rush (1945–c. 1960) Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) The Great Inflation (1973–1982) 1970s commodities boom
Klondike_Gold_Rush
2007–2009 international economic decline
triggering events that began with the bursting of the United States housing bubble in 2005–2012. When housing prices fell and homeowners began to abandon their
Great_Recession
Economic trend
There is concern that the possible higher education bubble in the United States could have negative repercussions in the broader economy. Although college
Higher education bubble in the United States
Higher_education_bubble_in_the_United_States
Long period of worldwide economic growth following World War II
(1945–1973) Texas oil boom (1945–c. 1950) Porcupine Gold Rush (1945–c. 1960) Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) The Great Inflation (1973–1982) 1970s commodities boom
Post–World War II economic expansion
Post–World_War_II_economic_expansion
Industrial shift to information technology
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
Information_Age
Gold rush in Johannesburg, South Africa
(1945–1973) Texas oil boom (1945–c. 1950) Porcupine Gold Rush (1945–c. 1960) Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) The Great Inflation (1973–1982) 1970s commodities boom
Witwatersrand_Gold_Rush
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
History of the United States public debt
History_of_the_United_States_public_debt
Coldest recorded winter in Europe
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
Great_Frost_of_1709
American gold panic
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
Black_Friday_(1869)
Recession that affects many countries around the world
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
Global_recession
1860s gold rush in Central Otago, New Zealand
(1945–1973) Texas oil boom (1945–c. 1950) Porcupine Gold Rush (1945–c. 1960) Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) The Great Inflation (1973–1982) 1970s commodities boom
Otago_gold_rush
Period of economic stagnation in the Western world
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
1973–1975_recession
Economies of the five dominant countries in Southeast Asia
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
Tiger_Cub_Economies
Slave trade between Africa and the West
the Asiento was granted to the South Sea Company. Despite the South Sea Bubble, the British maintained this position during the 18th century, becoming
Atlantic_slave_trade
Discovery of gold in Georgia, US
(1945–1973) Texas oil boom (1945–c. 1950) Porcupine Gold Rush (1945–c. 1960) Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) The Great Inflation (1973–1982) 1970s commodities boom
Georgia_Gold_Rush
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
1973–1974_stock_market_crash
Economic bubble
The property bubble in New Zealand is a major national economic and social issue. Since the early 1990s, house prices in New Zealand have risen considerably
New_Zealand_property_bubble
Devaluation of money's purchasing power
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
Inflation
Worldwide economic crisis
and financial institutions, leading to the 2000s United States housing bubble. This was exacerbated by predatory lending for subprime mortgages and by
2008_financial_crisis
Gold rush in British Columbia, Canada
(1945–1973) Texas oil boom (1945–c. 1950) Porcupine Gold Rush (1945–c. 1960) Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) The Great Inflation (1973–1982) 1970s commodities boom
Fraser_Canyon_Gold_Rush
19th-century gold rush in British Columbia, Canada
(1945–1973) Texas oil boom (1945–c. 1950) Porcupine Gold Rush (1945–c. 1960) Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) The Great Inflation (1973–1982) 1970s commodities boom
Cariboo_Gold_Rush
Situation of prolonged doubt in the strength of Britain's currency
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
1976_sterling_crisis
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
Financial costs of the Seven Years' War
Financial_costs_of_the_Seven_Years'_War
1971 Australian film
directed by her husband John McCallum. The story was loosely based on the Poseidon bubble, a nickel boom in Western Australia in the late 1960s, and tells of
Nickel_Queen
Finance property of an asset
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
Market_liquidity
Nineteenth-century gold-prospecting frenzy in Colorado, US
(1945–1973) Texas oil boom (1945–c. 1950) Porcupine Gold Rush (1945–c. 1960) Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) The Great Inflation (1973–1982) 1970s commodities boom
Pike's_Peak_gold_rush
Worldwide increase in crude oil prices following the Iranian Revolution
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
1979_oil_crisis
Unfounded market optimism that lacks fundamental valuation
1996 speech given at the American Enterprise Institute during the dot-com bubble of the 1990s. The phrase was interpreted as a warning that the stock market
Irrational_exuberance
Proposed era of humanity after the Information Age
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
Imagination_Age
OAPEC petroleum embargo
for the entire year, as the prosperity led to a real estate speculation bubble that was often compared to the Klondike gold rush of 1898–1899. At the Red
1973_oil_crisis
2019_2029Charts Tables". www.ukpublicspending.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-07. "South Sea Bubble Short History". Retrieved 2012-02-15. "War Bonds: WWI and Britain's brush
History of the British national debt
History_of_the_British_national_debt
Town in Western Australia
drilling Windarra. In September rumours of a nickel strike prompted the Poseidon bubble. The deposit was developed by Western Mining and its partners into
Laverton,_Western_Australia
Significant surplus of crude oil
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
1980s_oil_glut
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
Early 1990s recession in the United States
Early_1990s_recession_in_the_United_States
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
Slavery_in_the_United_States
Banking crisis beginning in March 2023
prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic; the 2020–2022 cryptocurrency bubble popped in late 2022. In this environment, three such banks failed or were
2023 United States banking crisis
2023_United_States_banking_crisis
Method of determining when the economy has entered a recession
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
Sahm_rule
finds heavy and thick water, which ignites like brandy, and boils up in bubbles of flame when fire is applied to it. It is, moreover, so oily, that all
History of the petroleum industry in the United States
History_of_the_petroleum_industry_in_the_United_States
Mass withdrawal of money from banks
Other examples are the Dutch tulip manias (1634–37), the British South Sea Bubble (1717–19), the French Mississippi Company (1717–20), the post-Napoleonic
Bank_run
Rapid fall in security prices within a very short time period
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
Flash_crash
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
List of recessions in the United States
List_of_recessions_in_the_United_States
Sudden collapse of asset values which generates a credit or business cycle
Housing Bubble (26 July 2007). "Housing Minsky Moment: 3 Factors. Prime Contagion, Record Foreclosures, and Publicity". Doctor Housing Bubble Blog. Retrieved
Minsky_moment
Gold rush in the South Island, New Zealand
(1945–1973) Texas oil boom (1945–c. 1950) Porcupine Gold Rush (1945–c. 1960) Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) The Great Inflation (1973–1982) 1970s commodities boom
West_Coast_gold_rush
Rate of money changing hands
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
Velocity_of_money
Interest rate without adjusting for inflation
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
Nominal_interest_rate
Abandoned settlement with intact features
of real-estate speculation and the resulting possibility of real-estate bubbles (sometimes due to outright overbuilding by land developers) may also trigger
Ghost_town
1992 UK financial crisis
Recession of 1958 (1957–1958) Recession of 1960–1961 Kennedy Slide of 1962 Poseidon bubble (1969–1970) Recession of 1969–1970 1970s commodities boom 1973–1975
Black_Wednesday
Irish mid 2000s asset price bubble
The Irish property bubble was the speculative excess element of a long-term price increase of real estate in the Republic of Ireland from the early 2000s
Irish_property_bubble
POSEIDON BUBBLE
POSEIDON BUBBLE
Boy/Male
Greek Latin
A horse of Poseidon.
Male
Greek
(Ποσειδῶν) Greek name probably derived from pósis, POSEIDÔN means "lord, husband." In mythology, this is the name of a god of horses and the sea, known as the "earth-shaker." He is equated with Roman Neptune.Â
Boy/Male
Greek Latin
Son of Poseidon.
Girl/Female
Latin
Daughter of Poseidon.
Boy/Male
Greek
Son of Poseidon.
Girl/Female
Greek
Son of Poseidon.
Boy/Male
Greek
Sea monster of Poseidon.
Girl/Female
Latin Greek
Daughter of Poseidon.
Girl/Female
Latin
Lover of Poseidon.
Boy/Male
Greek
God of the sea and ocean.
Boy/Male
Greek
Son of Poseidon.
Girl/Female
Latin
Daughter of Poseidon.
Boy/Male
Greek
Son of Poseidon.
Boy/Male
Greek
A scout of Poseidon.
Girl/Female
Latin
Daughter of Poseidon.
Girl/Female
Latin
Daughter of Poseidon.
Boy/Male
Greek
Son of Poseidon.
Boy/Male
Australian, Greek
God of the Sea / Ocean; Lord; Husband; Earth Shaker; Strong
Girl/Female
Latin
Daughter of Poseidon.
Boy/Male
Greek Latin
Son of Poseidon.
POSEIDON BUBBLE
POSEIDON BUBBLE
Girl/Female
Biblical German Swedish
Elevation, leaf, young child.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sikh, Traditional
Moments Spent with Lord
Girl/Female
Norse
Divine strength.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
God shall redeem.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Veracious; True; Sincere; Faithful; Woman of his Word
Girl/Female
Latin American
Unspoiled.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Eldest Pandava Brother; One who Stable in the War
Girl/Female
Indian
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Evening
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Ambition
POSEIDON BUBBLE
POSEIDON BUBBLE
POSEIDON BUBBLE
POSEIDON BUBBLE
POSEIDON BUBBLE
n.
A genus of marine shells. See Bubble shell.
n.
Anything that wants firmness or solidity; that which is more specious than real; a false show; a cheat or fraud; a delusive scheme; an empty project; a dishonest speculation; as, the South Sea bubble.
n. pl.
An order, or suborder, of gastropod Mollusca in which the gills are usually situated on one side of the back, and protected by a fold of the mantle. When there is a shell, it is usually thin and delicate and often rudimentary. The aplysias and the bubble shells are examples.
v. i.
To enlarge or expand with heat; to swell; specifically, to swell up or bubble up under the action of heat, as before the blowpipe.
n.
To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce; as, sparkling wine.
n.
A globule of air, or globular vacuum, in a transparent solid; as, bubbles in window glass, or in a lens.
n.
A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam.
n.
A small quantity of air or gas within a liquid body; as, bubbles rising in champagne or aerated waters.
n. pl.
Water impregnated with soap, esp. when worked up into bubbles and froth.
n.
A thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a soap bubble; bubbles on the surface of a river.
n.
A fish of the Ohio river; -- so called from the noise it makes.
n.
To run with a gurgling noise, as if forming bubbles; as, a bubbling stream.
imp. & p. p.
of Bubble
v. t.
To cut, as clay, into wedgelike masses, and work by dashing together, in order to expel air bubbles, etc.
n.
To rise in bubbles, as liquids when boiling or agitated; to contain bubbles.
a.
Abounding in bubbles; bubbling.
n.
A tobacco pipe, so arranged that the smoke passes through water, making a bubbling noise, whence its name. In India, the bulb containing the water is often a cocoanut shell.
v. i.
To move quickly up and down; to bob up and down, as a cork on rough water; also, to bubble.