Bulge

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 plateau centered near the equator in Mars’ western hemisphere
• Tidal bulge, a bulge of land or water on a planet created by the pull of another object in orbit

Military

• A localized discontinuity in an extended military line
  • Battle of the Bulge, a major World War II German offensive on the Western front starting in 1944
• Anti-torpedo bulge, passive warship defence against naval torpedoes between the WWI and WWII

People

• Helge "Bulge" Bostrom (1894–1977), Canadian professional ice hockey player

Other

• Beta bulge, a localized disruption of the regular hydrogen bonding of a beta sheet
• Bulge bracket, the world's largest and most profitable multi-national investment banks
• Earth bulge, a term used in telecommunications
• Power bulge, raised part (a bulge) of the hood (bonnet) of a car
• The Bulge, a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire

See also

• Battle of the Bulge (disambiguation)
• Hernia, sometimes referred to as a bulge or bulge out
• South Sister Bulge the oldest and most eroded of the Three Sisters (Oregon), known as "Faith"