bubblejet

6.4

A printer that uses heat to make tiny bubbles of ink and spray them onto paper

noun
/ˈbʌbəlˌdʒɛt/

Specialized

: impresora de burbujas

She bought a new bubblejet to print high-quality photos at home.

Examples

It was just a bubblejet that had been misadvertised as having a scanner when it really had one.

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The bubblejet printer produced vibrant colors and sharp details on the paper.
After troubleshooting, he realized that the bubblejet was out of ink and needed a refill.

Synonyms

printer

vsbubblejet

80 1.0

A machine that makes text or pictures on paper from a computer

is a specific type that uses heat to eject ink droplets

inkjet

vsbubblejet

Specialized

6 3.3

A printer that sprays tiny drops of ink onto paper

uses heat to form ink droplets before they are sprayed

printing machine

vsbubblejet

Specialized

1 2.8

A machine that puts words and pictures onto paper

means the consumer device using heat to create ink droplets for output

ink-jet printer

vsbubblejet

1 2.8

A machine that prints words and pictures by spraying tiny drops of ink onto paper

specifies ink droplets formed by heat as the spraying method

bubble jet printer

vsbubblejet

Archaic

4.2

A printer that uses heat to make tiny ink bubbles and prints them on paper

is the same concept but written as one single word

bubble-jet printer

vsbubblejet

Specialized

3.8

A machine that prints by spraying tiny drops of ink onto paper

is the same concept but written as one single word

Surface Forms

bubblejet singular

bubblejets plural

Morphology

bubblejet = bubble + jet (transparent) = bubble + jet

A clear compound of 'bubble' + 'jet' referring to a jet mechanism that uses bubbles; learners who know the base words can infer this meaning.

Etymology

Bubblejet comes from the simple words bubble and jet. It names a printer that makes tiny hot bubbles of ink which jet or 'spray' the ink onto paper, so the name shows how the printer works.