Bloom

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Bloom or blooming may refer to:

Biology

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, a collective noun for a large group of jellyfish
Epicuticular wax bloom, a whitish haze due to small crystals of wax, occurring on the surface of many fruits
Bloom syndrome, autosomal recessive human genetic disorder that predispose patient to a wide variety of cancer

Bloom (bloomery) (sponge iron), a porous mass of iron and slag produced in a bloomery
Bloom (casting), a semi-finished metal casting
Bloom filter, a probabilistic method to find a subset of a given set
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
Blooming (CCD), an effect that happens when a pixel in a CCD image sensor is overloaded
Blooming (directed-energy weapon), an effect of laser beams and particle beams in air
Thermal blooming, an atmospheric effect on high-energy laser beams

Wax bloom, an efflorescence of wax or stearic acid affecting materials such as crayons, oil pastels, and wax-based coloured pencils
Saponification in art conservation, a chalky white efflorescence on old oil paintings
Bloom, pigment migration from wetter to drier surfaces of a watercolor painting

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.fm, a music application and streaming service

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 Festival, Ireland's largest gardening show
Bloom's restaurant, England's longest-standing kosher restaurant