1
a
: a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick
b
: a daub or spot of color
2
: something shapeless
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Noun
That blue blob in the corner of the map is the lake we're headed for.
flicked a blob of jelly on the toast and began to spread it around
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Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
More powerful computers have allowed researchers to simulate huge blobs of matter containing trillions of atoms.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2024
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Noun
Advertisement Climate & Environment What are the blue blobs washing up on SoCal beaches?
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
More powerful computers have allowed researchers to simulate huge blobs of matter containing trillions of atoms.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2024
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“Blob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blob. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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