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Bulge may refer to:
Astronomy and geography
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Bulge (astronomy)
In astronomy, a galactic bulge (or simply bulge) is a tightly packed group of stars within a larger star formation. The term almost exclusively refers to the group of stars found near the Galaxy#Center, center of most spiral galaxy, spiral galaxi ...
, a tightly packed group of stars at the center of a spiral galaxy
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Equatorial bulge
An equatorial bulge is a difference between the equatorial and polar diameters of a planet, due to the centrifugal force exerted by the rotation about the body's axis. A rotating body tends to form an oblate spheroid rather than a sphere.
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, a bulge around the equator of a planet due to rotation
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Tharsis bulge
Tharsis () is a vast volcanic plateau centered near the equator in the western hemisphere of Mars. The region is home to the largest volcanoes in the Solar System, including the three enormous shield volcanoes Arsia Mons, Pavonis Mons, and As ...
, vast volcanic plateau centered near the equator in Mars’ western hemisphere
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Tidal bulge
The tidal force or tide-generating force is the difference in gravitational attraction between different points in a gravitational field, causing bodies to be pulled unevenly and as a result are being stretched towards the attraction. It is the ...
, a bulge of land or water on a planet created by the pull of another object in orbit
Military
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Bulge
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Bulge may refer to:
Astronomy and geography
*Bulge (astronomy), a tightly packed group of stars at the center of a spiral galaxy
*Equatorial bulge, a bulge around the equator of a planet due to rotation
*Tharsis bulge, vast volcanic pla ...
, a discontinuity in an extended military front line
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Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive or Unternehmen Die Wacht am Rhein, Wacht am Rhein, was the last major German Offensive (military), offensive Military campaign, campaign on the Western Front (World War II), Western ...
, a major World War II German offensive on the Western front starting in 1944
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''Bulge'' (game), a 1980 board wargame that simulates the Battle of the Bulge
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Anti-torpedo bulge
The anti-torpedo bulge (also known as an anti-torpedo blister) is a form of defence against naval torpedoes occasionally employed in warship construction in the period between the First and Second World Wars. It involved fitting (or retrofittin ...
, passive warship defence against naval torpedoes between World War I and World War II
People
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Helge "Bulge" Bostrom (1894–1977), Canadian professional ice hockey player
Other
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Beta bulge A beta bulge can be described as a localized disruption of the regular hydrogen bonding of beta sheet by inserting extra residues into one or both hydrogen bonded β-strands.
Types
β-bulges can be grouped according to their length of the disruptio ...
, a localized disruption of the regular hydrogen bonding of a beta sheet
*British and Commonwealth English term for the fleshy mass on the back of a
camel
A camel (from and () from Ancient Semitic: ''gāmāl'') is an even-toed ungulate in the genus ''Camelus'' that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. Camels have long been domesticated and, as livestock, they provid ...
containing its fat reservoir
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Bulge bracket, the world's largest and most profitable multi-national investment banks
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Earth bulge
Line-of-sight propagation is a characteristic of electromagnetic radiation or acoustic wave propagation which means waves can only travel in a direct visual path from the source to the receiver without obstacles. Electromagnetic transmission inc ...
, a term used in telecommunications
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Power bulge
The hood (American English) or bonnet (Commonwealth English) is the hinged cover over the engine of motor vehicles. Hoods can open to allow access to the engine compartment, or trunk (boot in Commonwealth English) on rear-engine and some mi ...
, raised part (a bulge) of the hood (bonnet) of a car
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The Bulge, a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire
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Battle of the Bulge (disambiguation)
The Battle of the Bulge was a major World War II German offensive in 1944. It was a great surprise to the allies despite the Germans using the same invasion route, and some of the same roads, to attack France in 1940.
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Crotch
In humans, the crotch is the bottom of the pelvis (the region of the body where the legs join the torso) and is the part of the body that includes the groin and genitals.
Etymology
''Crotch'' is derived from ''crutch''; it was first used in 1 ...
, in men sometimes referred to as a bulge
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Forebulge
In geology, a forebulge is a flexural bulge in front as a result of a load on the lithosphere, often caused by Tectonics, tectonic interactions and glaciations. An example of forebulge can be seen in the Himalayan foreland basin, a result of the In ...
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Hernia
A hernia (: hernias or herniae, from Latin, meaning 'rupture') is the abnormal exit of tissue or an organ (anatomy), organ, such as the bowel, through the wall of the cavity in which it normally resides. The term is also used for the normal Devel ...
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South Sister Bulge
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the oldest and most eroded of the Three Sisters (Oregon), known as "Faith"
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