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Wiktionary

  1. bubble wrapnoun

    Cushioning material consisting of small spheres of air trapped in plastic, sold on long rolls for tearing off, and used as packaging for fragile items.

  2. Etymology: From the registered trademark of Sealed Air Corporation (US).

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  1. Bubble wrap

    Bubble wrap is a pliable transparent plastic material used for packing fragile items. Regularly spaced, protruding air-filled hemispheres (bubbles) provide cushioning for fragile items. In 1957, two inventors named Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes were attempting to create a three-dimensional plastic wallpaper. Although the idea was a failure, they found that what they made could be used as packing material. Sealed Air was co-founded by Fielding in 1960.The term "bubble wrap" is owned by Sealed Air Corporation, but has become a generic trademark. Similar product names include bubble pack, air bubble packing, bubble wrapping and aeroplast.

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  1. Bubble wrap

    Bubble wrap, bubble pack or bubble paper is a pliable transparent plastic material commonly used for packing fragile items. Regularly spaced, protruding air-filled hemispheres provide cushioning for fragile items. The term is also a brand of Sealed Air Corporation. In 1957 two inventors named Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes were attempting to create a 3-dimensional plastic wallpaper. Although the idea was a failure, they found that it did make for great packing material. Sealed Air Corp. was co-founded by Alfred Fielding in 1960. Some people use the name generically for similar products, often termed air bubble packing or bubble wrapping; Sealed Air denotes its product as a brand of "cushioning material".

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bubble wrap in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bubble wrap in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of bubble wrap in a Sentence

  1. Massimo Rodriguez:

    She knows how much fun it is when we both get a hold of it, after celebrating with my family we had the Bubble Wrap 'afterparty.'.

  2. The AirPods:

    They look like they’ve been stomped on, they were wrapped in a toilet paper-sized piece of bubble wrap, Why bother?

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