bubble jet printer
- noun
- /ˈbʌbəl dʒɛt ˈprɪntər/
- Archaic
:
impresora de burbujas
- I just bought a bubble jet printer.
Examples
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The company decided to replace all the old laser printers with bubble jet printers for better photo quality.
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She bought a new bubble jet printer because it's quieter and more affordable than some other models.
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With a bubble jet printer, you can produce vivid color documents at home.
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The bubble jet printer produces high-quality images.
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The new bubble jet printer produces high-quality images quickly and is perfect for home use.
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At the office, we use a bubble jet printer to print all our documents in vibrant colors.
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My bubble jet printer can easily handle printing photos and text on various types of paper.
Synonyms
80
1.0
A machine that makes text or pictures on paper from a computer
6
3.3
A printer that sprays tiny drops of ink onto paper
1
2.8
A machine that prints words and pictures by spraying tiny drops of ink onto paper
A printer that uses heat to make tiny bubbles of ink and spray them onto paper
A machine that prints by spraying tiny drops of ink onto paper
How Fast
6
3.4
- Archaic
- UK
1
2.8
- Archaic
1
5.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is compositionally built from 'bubble' + 'jet' + 'printer' and directly describes a printer that uses jets of bubbles to eject ink, so a learner who knows the constituents can infer its general meaning. Although it is a somewhat technical/brand-linked term, the noun‑noun compounding follows regular English patterns and the concept is cross‑linguistically comprehensible, making it transparent to B1 learners.
Etymology
Bubble jet printer comes from the small bubbles of 'ink' that are heated and then pushed out like a jet onto the paper to make pictures or words. So, the name means a printer that uses tiny bubbles to send 'ink' onto the page.