double bubble meaning: definition, quotations

double bubble

noun

Medicine, Radiology, Sciences The presence of two air-filled bubbles in the abdomen, often indicating various pathological conditions.

Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A fuselage formed from two conjoined hulls.

Slang Overtime paid at twice the normal rate.

I feel you, man. But if you don't want the overtime, I'll work a double-bubble for you. Cool?2012, Brandon Massey, Voices From The Other Side, page 176:
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.2017, Tim O'Rourke, The Mirror Realm:

Mathematics, Sciences A certain meeting of spherical surfaces, relevant to the double bubble conjecture.