Hubble

/ˈhʌbəl/

Definition

Definition of Hubble - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

space

TECH.

american astronomer who showed galaxies move away

TECH.

Hubble made significant contributions to astronomy.

astronomer

cosmologist

stargazer

astronomy

TECH.

space telescope launched in 1990

TECH.

The Hubble Space Telescope captures stunning images of space.

HST

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space telescope launched in 1990

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Hubble law

generalization that galaxy recession speed is distance-proportional

Scientists use Hubble law to study universe expansion.

Hubble's law

law stating galaxy velocity is proportional to distance

Hubble's law explains why galaxies move away from us.

Hubble constant

ratio of galaxy's recession speed to its distance

Astronomers use the Hubble constant to study galaxy movements.

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HST

acr.

acr: Hubble Space Telescope

telescope in space that takes pictures of stars

Examples of Hubble in a sentence

Many students study Hubble's work in astronomy classes.
Hubble has provided insights into distant galaxies.
Scientists use Hubble to study cosmic phenomena.

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French:Hubble, télescope spatial Hubble, ...
German:Hubble, Hubble-Weltraumteleskop, ...
Italian:Hubble, telescopio spaziale Hubble, ...
Spanish:Hubble, ...
Portuguese:Hubble, Telescópio Espacial Hubble, ...
Chinese:哈勃, ...
Japanese:ハッブル, ハッブル宇宙望遠鏡, ...
Arabic:هابل, ...
Hebrew:הַאבֶּל, הַבֶּל, ...
Russian:Хаббл, Космический телескоп Хаббл, ...
Ukrainian:Габбл, Космічний телескоп Габбл, ...
Hindi:हबल, ...
Bengali:হাবল, হাবল স্পেস টেলিস্কোপ, ...
Catalan:Hubble, telescopi espacial Hubble, ...
Czech:Hubble, Hubbleův teleskop, ...
Danish:Hubble, Hubble-rumteleskopet, ...
Dutch:Hubble, Hubble-ruimtetelescoop, ...
Greek:Hubble, Διαστημικό Τηλεσκόπιο Hubble, ...
Hungarian:Hubble, Hubble-űrteleszkóp, ...
Khmer:ហាប់បល, កែវយឺតអវកាស, ...
Korean:허블, 허블 우주 망원경, ...
Persian:هابل, تلسکوپ فضایی هابل, ...
Polish:Hubble, Teleskop Kosmiczny Hubble'a, ...
Portuguese (BR):Hubble, Telescópio Espacial Hubble, ...
Romanian:Hubble, Telescopul Spațial Hubble, ...
Swedish:Hubble, Hubbleteleskopet, ...
Thai:ฮับเบิล, กล้องโทรทรรศน์อวกาศฮับเบิล, ...
Turkish:Hubble, Hubble Uzay Teleskobu, ...
Vietnamese:Hubble, Kính viễn vọng không gian Hubble, ...

hubble

ˈhʌbəl

Definition of hubble - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

confusion

Dated

state of confusion or commotion

Dated

The sudden announcement caused quite a hubble in the office.
The debate led to a hubble among the participants.
There was a hubble in the crowd after the unexpected news.

commotion

confusion

turmoil

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hubble-bubble

state of noisy confusion or activity

The market was a hubble-bubble of voices and movement.

Origin of hubble

Unknown, possibly from dialectal hub (lump)

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French:remue-ménage, ...
German:Verwirrung, ...
Italian:trambusto, ...
Spanish:confusión, ...
Portuguese:confusão, ...
Chinese:混乱, ...
Japanese:混乱, ...
Arabic:جَلَبَة, ...
Hebrew:מְהוּמָה, ...
Russian:суматоха, ...
Ukrainian:плутанина, ...
Hindi:उलझन, ...
Bengali:বিশৃঙ্খলা, ...
Catalan:confusió, ...
Czech:rozruch, ...
Danish:forvirring, ...
Dutch:verwarring, ...
Greek:σύγχυση, ...
Hungarian:zűrzavar, ...
Khmer:ភាពចលាចល, ...
Korean:혼란, ...
Persian:آشفتگی, ...
Polish:zamieszanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):confusão, ...
Romanian:confuzie, ...
Swedish:röra, ...
Thai:ความสับสน, ...
Turkish:kargaşa, ...
Vietnamese:sự hỗn loạn, ...

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Definition of Hubble - Reverso English Dictionary

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