Soma may refer to:

Businesses and brands

SOMA (architects) SOMA is a New York–based firm of architects founded in 2004, with a portfolio and expertise in refurbishment and sustainability. In 2009, it opened another office in Beirut, Lebanon, where the principal and founder Michel Abboud, was born. SOMA� ...

, a New York–based firm of architects * Soma (company), a company that designs eco-friendly water filtration systems * SOMA Fabrications, a builder of bicycle frames and other bicycle parts and accessories * Soma Festival, annual music and well-being festival in Northern Ireland * Soma, a brand of Chico's

Computing

* SOMA Messenger, a cross-platform instant messaging and communication application *

Service-oriented modeling and architecture Service-oriented modeling is the discipline of modeling business and software systems, for the purpose of designing and specifying Service-orientation, service-oriented business systems within a variety of architectural styles and paradigms, such ...

, a framework for software design

Music

Bands and labels

* Soma (band), an Australian dark ambient musical project *

Soma (studio) Soma Electronic Music Studios is a recording studio owned and operated by John McEntire. From 1993 to 2018 it was located in Chicago, Illinois. Artists who have recorded at Soma include Bundy K. Brown, Brokeback (band), Brokeback, Broken Social Sce ...

, a recording studio located in Chicago, Illinois * Soma Records (U.S. label), a Minneapolis record label * Soma Quality Recordings, a Scottish record label co-founded by Slam

Albums

* ''Soma'' (Mallavoodoo album) (2006) * ''Soma'' (Steve Roach and Robert Rich album) (1992) * ''Soma'' (Windhand album) (2013) * ''Soma'', a 2004 album by Eths *''Soma'', a 2021 album by Phaeleh

Songs

* "Soma" (song), a 1993 song by the Smashing Pumpkins * "Soma", a 2009 song by Deadmau5 from '' For Lack of a Better Name'' * "Soma", a 2015 song by Northlane from ''

Node In general, a node is a localized swelling (a "knot") or a point of intersection (a vertex). Node may refer to: In mathematics * Vertex (graph theory), a vertex in a mathematical graph * Vertex (geometry), a point where two or more curves, line ...

'' * "Soma", a 2002 song by Project 86 from ''

Truthless Heroes ''Truthless Heroes'' is the third studio album released by the U.S. post-hardcore band Project 86. It was released on September 12, 2002 on Tooth & Nail Records and September 24, 2002 on Atlantic Records and debuted at number 146 on the Bil ...

'' * "Soma", a 2007 song by Prometheus from '' Corridor of Mirrors'' * "Soma", a 2001 song by the Strokes from ''

Is This It ''Is This It'' is the debut studio album by American rock band the Strokes. It was first released on July 30, 2001, in Australia, with RCA Records handling the release internationally and Rough Trade Records handling the United Kingdom release. I ...

'' * "Soma", a 2012 song by 10 Years from '' Minus the Machine'' * "Soma", a 1984 song by Tuxedomoon

Organizations

* A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona, one of three medical schools in Arizona * Sharing of Ministries Abroad, an international Anglican charity * Society of Mutual Autopsy, a professional association of anthropologists *

Student Osteopathic Medical Association The Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) is a national, not-for-profit osteopathic medical organization founded to ensure a high quality of education for osteopathic medical students, to promote unity within the osteopathic medical profe ...

, a national student organization of osteopathic medical students * Symphony Orchestra Musician Association, part of the

Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), also sometimes referred to as the Alliance, is the Australian trade union and professional organisation which covers the media industry, media, entertainment industry, entertainment, sports and a ...

, Australia

People

Stephen O'Malley Stephen O'Malley (sometimes referred to as SOMA; born July 15, 1974) is an American guitarist, producer, composer, and visual artist from Seattle, Washington, who has conceptualized and participated in numerous drone doom, death/doom, and expe ...

or SOMA (born 1974), experimental musician and graphic designer *

Queen Soma Soma ( km, សោមា, ) was the ruler of the Kingdom of Funan and widely claimed as the first monarch of Cambodia (reigned c. 1st century). She was also the first female leader of Cambodia. She was the consort of Kaundinya I (also known as "Hu ...

, legendary founder of Kingdom of Funan in the 1st century * Leela Soma, Scottish-based writer, born in Madras * Soma Sara, founder of Everyone's Invited, an anti-rape organisation based in the UK

Fictional

* Soma, the freely distributed happiness drug in ''

Brave New World ''Brave New World'' is a dystopian novel by English author Aldous Huxley, written in 1931 and published in 1932. Largely set in a futuristic World State, whose citizens are environmentally engineered into an intelligence-based social hierarc ...

'' * Soma, a character in '' Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?'' * Prince Soma, a character in ''

Black Butler is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yana Toboso. It has been serialized in Square Enix's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Monthly GFantasy'' since September 2006. The series follows Ciel Phantomhive, the twelve-year-old ...

'' *

Soma Cruz is a fictional character and the protagonist of Konami's action-adventure games '' Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow'' and '' Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow'', part of Konami's ''Castlevania'' video game series. He was designed by Ayami Kojima as part ...

, the protagonist of ''Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow'' and ''Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow'' * Soma Peries, a character in ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00'' * Soma Schicksal, a character in '' Gods Eater Burst'' * Soma Yukihira, the main protagonist in '' Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma'' * Jarlskona Soma, a character in '' Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' * Ryu Soma, a character in '' Argento Soma''

Places

* South Main, a neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada * Soma, Gambia, a town in Gambia * Sama, South Khorasan or Somā, Iran * Sōma, Aomori, a village in Nakatsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan * Sōma, Fukushima, a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan ** Sōma District, Fukushima, a district in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan *

Soma, Manisa Soma is a town and district of Manisa Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. According to the 2009 census, the population of the district is 101,011, of which 74,158 live in the town of Soma. The district covers an area of , and the town lies a ...

, a town and district of Manisa Province, Turkey *

South of Market, San Francisco South of Market (SoMa) is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, situated just south of Market Street. It contains several sub-neighborhoods including South Beach, Yerba Buena, and Rincon Hill. SoMa is home to many of the city's museums ...

or SoMa, a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, U.S * SoMa, the 4th arrondissement part of

Le Marais The Marais (Le Marais ; "the marsh") is a historic district in Paris, France. Having once been an aristocratic district, it is home to many buildings of historic and architectural importance. It spreads across parts of the 3rd and 4th arr ...

in Paris, France

Science

Soma (biology) The soma (pl. ''somata'' or ''somas''), perikaryon (pl. ''perikarya''), neurocyton, or cell body is the bulbous, non-process portion of a neuron or other brain cell type, containing the cell nucleus. The word 'soma' comes from the Greek '' σῶ� ...

, the cell body of a neuron *

Carisoprodol Carisoprodol, sold under the brand name Soma among others, is a medication used for musculoskeletal pain. Use is only approved for up to three weeks. Effects generally begin within half an hour and last for up to six hours. It is taken orally. ...

or Soma, a muscle relaxant drug

Other uses

Soma (deity) Soma may refer to: Businesses and brands * SOMA (architects), a New York–based firm of architects * Soma (company), a company that designs eco-friendly water filtration systems * SOMA Fabrications, a builder of bicycle frames and other bicycl ...

, a Hindu deity *

Soma (drink) In the Vedic tradition, ''sóma'' ( Devanagari: सोम) is a ritual drink of importance among the early Vedic Indo-Aryans. The Rigveda mentions it, particularly in the Soma Mandala. Gita mentions the drink in Chapter 9. It is equivalent ...

, a ritual drink in Indo-Iranian cultures *

Sōma (surname) Sōma, Soma, Souma or Sohma (written: 相馬) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese entrepreneur, philanthropist, patron of artists *, Japanese actor *, Japanese entrepreneur, philanthropist, patron of artists ...

* ''Soma'' (video game), a 2015 survival horror science fiction video game *

System Open Market Account The System Open Market Account (SOMA) is a securities portfolio managed by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, that holds the assets it has purchased through open market operations (OMOs) in the course of carrying out monetary policy. Through SOMA ...

, a monetary policy tool used by the US Federal Reserve System *

Soma cube The Soma cube is a solid dissection puzzle invented by Danish polymath Piet Hein in 1933 during a lecture on quantum mechanics conducted by Werner Heisenberg. Seven pieces made out of unit cubes must be assembled into a 3×3×3 cube. The pie ...

, a solid dissection puzzle invented by Piet Hein *

Soma San Diego SOMA is a concert venue in the Midway neighborhood of San Diego, California, adjacent to the San Diego Sports Arena. It has been described as San Diego's "leading all-ages venue for punk and alternative-rock concerts." It is located at 3350 Sport ...

, a concert venue in San Diego, California *

, a pool of financial assets owned & operated by the US Federal Reserve, held as an emergency store of liquidity and used as collateral against liabilities