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• hubble
  hubble

  noun

  a small hump, as on the surface of ice or a road.
• Hubble
  Hubble

  noun

  Edwin Powell, 1889–1953, U.S. astronomer: pioneer in extragalactic research.

hubble

¹ American  

[huhb-uhl] / ˈhʌb əl /

noun

1. a small hump, as on the surface of ice or a road.

2. Scot. and North England.

   1. a heap; pile.

   2. a tumult; hubbub; uproar.

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Hubble ² American  

[huhb-uhl] / ˈhʌb əl /

noun

1. Edwin Powell, 1889–1953, U.S. astronomer: pioneer in extragalactic research.

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Hubble British  

/ ˈhʌbəl /

noun

1. Edwin Powell. 1889–1953, US astronomer, noted for his investigations of nebulae and the recession of the galaxies

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Hubble Scientific  

/ hŭb′əl /

1. American astronomer who demonstrated that there are galaxies beyond our own and that they are receding from ours, providing strong evidence that the universe is expanding. Hubble also established the first measurements for the age and radius of the known universe, and his methods for determining them remain in use today.

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Etymology

Origin of hubble

Perhaps < early Dutch hobbel knot, bump; akin to heuvel hill

Example Sentences

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But – hubble bubble, toil and trouble – is that quite enough?

From The Guardian ● Feb. 13, 2011

To fire hubble de shuff, to fire quick and irregularly.

From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

"Sensible woman, that," chuckled old Harry; "you may buy the same things for half the money in Water-street, besides hubble hubbles made in Hamburgh."

From Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia by H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise

There's a hubble of the mothaship, whirlagig and widdershins around our rock.

From Shadow of the Mothaship by Cory Doctorow

At the mention of the word police the hubble died down a little.

From The Grell Mystery by Frank Froest

Its apparent location changes slightly depending on the wavelength used by Hubble.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

The Hubble Space Telescope, launched in 1990, opened the heavens to new and fascinating inspection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

The Wide Field Instrument will focus on observing the night sky with the clarity of Hubble, but cover a vastly greater area than the 36-year-old observatory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope, launched in 1990, orbits at about 300 miles above Earth's surface.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Ho has been known ever since as the Hubble constant and the whole as Hubble’s Law.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson