Bloom

Bloom or blooming may refer to:

Science and nature

Bloom, one or more flowers on a flowering plant
Algal bloom, a rapid increase or accumulation in the population of algae in an aquatic system
Bloom (bloomery) (sponge iron), a porous mass of iron and slag produced in a bloomery
Bloom, a collective noun for a large group of jellyfish
Bloom (casting), a semi-finished metal casting
Bloom (shader effect), a graphics effect used in modern 3D computer games
Bloom (test), a test to measure the strength of a gel or gelatin
Bloom filter, a probabilistic method to find a subset of a given set
Blooming (laser), an effect of laser beams and particle beams in air
Active_pixel_sensor or Charge-coupled device overload aka bloom, property of CMOS or CCD image sensors, causes charge from the potential well of one pixel to overflow
Bloom syndrome, autosomal recessive human genetic disorder that predispose patient to a wide variety of cancer
Epicuticular wax bloom, a whitish haze due to small crystals of wax, occurring on the surface of many fruits
Wax bloom, an efflorescence of wax or stearic acid affecting materials such as crayons, oil pastels, and wax-based coloured pencils
Bloom, pigment migration from wetter to drier surfaces of a watercolor painting
Saponification bloom, a chalky white efflorescence on an old oil painting
Bloom Energy Server, a home solid oxide fuel cell manufactured by the Bloom Energy company
Bloom Festival, a gardening show

Bloom (novel), a 1998 science fiction novel by Wil McCarthy
Bloom (film), award winning Irish film
Bloom (Winx Club), a fictional character from the Winx Club animated series
Bloom (software), a generative music application for the iPhone and iPod Touch
Bloom County, American comic strip by Berkeley Breathed
Club Blooming, a football (soccer) club and academy from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
The Brothers Bloom, a 2009 movie

Bloom (store), a U.S. supermarket chain operated by Food Lion LLC
Bloom Brothers Department Stores, a defunct chain of department stores in Pennsylvania and Maryland
Bloom Cigar Company, a Pittsburgh cigar store
Bloom's restaurant, England's longest-standing kosher restaurant
Bloom Energy Server, a solid oxide fuel cell

Adam Bloom (born 1971), English comedian
Allan Bloom (1930–1992), American philosopher and author
Alan Bloom (plantsman) (1906–2005), English nurseryman
Andy Bloom (born 1973), American Olympic shot putter
Benjamin Bloom (1913–1999), American educator
Bill Bloom American songwriter and musician (born 1948)
Bobby Bloom (1945–1974), American singer songwriter best known as one hit wonder for "Montego Bay" in 1970
Claire Bloom (born 1931), British actor
David Bloom (1963–2003), NBC journalist
Davis Bloome, fictional character in the TV series Smallville
Harold Bloom (born 1930), American literary critic
Harry Bloom (1913–1981), South African novelist and activist
Howard Bloom (born 1943), American author
Jeremy Bloom (born 1982), American athlete
John Bloom (businessman) (born 1931), British entrepreneur
Leopold Bloom, fictional character in James Joyce's Ulysses
Lily Bloom, French actress
Luka Bloom (born 1955), Irish musician
Matt Bloom (born 1972), American wrestler
Molly Bloom, fictional character in James Joyce's Ulysses
Moses Bloom (1833–1893), Jewish American politician, former mayor of Iowa City
Orlando Bloom (born 1977), English actor
Rube Bloom (1902–1976), American composer
Steve Bloom (born 1953), Photographer
Ursula Bloom (1892–1984), English writer
Verna Bloom (born 1939), American actress, best known for role in Animal House