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. HubbleEdwin Powell18891953MUSSCIENCE: astronomer Edwin Powell. 1889–1953, US astronomer, noted for his investigations of nebulae and the recession of the galaxies

Hubble

/ 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hubble¹

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

Example Sentences

The Hubble telescope is about the size of a bus, and the James Webb telescope is almost three times as big as that.

From BBC

Kane described his inspiration behind the collection, which utilized the motif of a nebula seen from the Hubble telescope, as “the idea of explosive outwards expansion,” Vogue reported back then.

From Los Angeles Times

For more than 34 years, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has provided extraordinary views of the cosmos thanks in part to its incredible aim: good enough to hold a laser steady on a drink coaster more than 1600 kilometers away.

From Science Magazine

Normally, Hubble measures its location in space with a system that includes three gyroscopes—rapidly spinning wheels that can sense forces in three directions.

From Science Magazine

“We believe this is our best approach to support Hubble science through this decade and into the next.”

From Science Magazine