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Meaning of double bubble | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The presence of two air-filled bubbles in the abdomen, often indicating various pathological conditions.
  2. A fuselage formed from two conjoined hulls.
  3. Overtime paid at twice the normal rate.
  4. A certain meeting of spherical surfaces, relevant to the double bubble conjecture.

Examples

“I feel you, man. But if you don't want the overtime, I'll work a double-bubble for you. Cool?”
“He had been on leave, but when his supervisor had called him at home and offered him 'double-bubble' overtime to cover a colleague who had gone sick, he had been unable to refuse.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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