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blebbed

blebbed

9.9
A piece of glass or stone with small bubbles inside
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : con burbujas
  • Collectors often reject blebbed glass marbles because of their visible flaws.

Examples

  • The scientist noted that the sample was blebbed due to imperfections in the cooling process.

  • The quartzite surface appeared blebbed after exposure to intense heat.

  • The blebbed glass vase was unique.

  • It is a blebbed quartz piece.

  • Collectors often reject blebbed glass marbles because their surface flaws decrease value.

  • The quartzite surface looked blebbed from the effects of extreme heat during formation.

  • The scientist identified the sample as blebbed due to tiny bubbles trapped during cooling.

Synonyms

pebbled
vsblebbed
1 4.6

A surface covered in many small round bumps like tiny stones

means marked by tiny bubbles or particles not rounded solid bumps
blebby
vsblebbed
  • Specialized
9.9

Containing many tiny bubbles or bits trapped inside glass

has identical meaning but differs in word form
blistered
vsblebbed
3.9

Having small raised bubbles on a surface from heat or friction

focuses on tiny internal bubbles or particles in hard glass or mineral
blistery
vsblebbed
  • Specialized
5.8

Having many small painful bubbles on the skin

refers instead to tiny bubbles or particles inside minerals or glass
bepimpled
vsblebbed
  • Archaic
8.8

A surface with many small raised bumps, like stone or metal

describes tiny internal bubbles or particles rather than solid bumps
nubbled
vsblebbed
9.1

A surface with small raised bumps like a rough sweater

refers to tiny bubbles or particles inside hard glass or mineral not fabric bumps

How Bubbled

blistered
3.9
blebbed
  • Specialized
9.9
pitted
4.4
smooth
256 1.0

Surface Forms

blebbed positive

Morphology

blebbed = bleb (semi-transparent) = bleb + ed

The suffix 'ed' indicates a past participle or adjective form, but the specific meaning related to glass or quartzite is specialized.

Etymology

Blebbed comes from the little word bleb, which means a small 'bubble' or 'blister', like a tiny pocket trapped in glass. So glass called blebbed is marked by those small bubble-like flaws.