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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

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Example Sentences

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hubble Hubble

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

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

From The Grell Mystery by Frank Froest

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

From Shadow of the Mothaship by Cory Doctorow

"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

To investigate how radiation escapes, the international team used the Hubble Space Telescope to examine nearby starburst galaxies.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

The best interactive exhibits turn curiosity and fun into stealth learning, like a chance to control a Mars rover or practice repairing the Hubble Space Telescope.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Astronomers revisiting decades-old observations from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have found a new clue in a long-running cold case.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

Hubble observed HS 0209+0832 in 1999, but scientists at the time were unable to identify roughly 100 chemical features in the data.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

In the years following his proof of the existence of other galaxies, Hubble spent his time cataloging their distances and observing their spectra.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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