hubble

¹

[huhb-uhl]

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.

Hubble

²

[huhb-uhl]

noun

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

Hubble

/ ˈhʌbəl /

noun

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

Hubble

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hubble¹

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

Example Sentences

If confirmed, the results could reshape scientists' understanding of dark energy, help resolve the long-standing "Hubble tension," and transform theories about the universe's past and future.

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Shajib specializes in observational cosmology and galaxy evolution, applying strong gravitational lensing to measure the Hubble constant and narrow down dark energy parameters.

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The researchers conducted simultaneous ultraviolet observations with the Hubble Space Telescope and optical observations from ground-based telescopes in Japan and Korea.

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Hubble measured ultraviolet light from extremely hot plasma, while the ground-based observatories tracked cooler hydrogen gas through the Hα line.

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These distortions caused subtle image fuzziness, reminiscent of the Hubble Space Telescope's well-known early optical flaw that had to be corrected through astronaut spacewalks.

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