Hubble
pronunciation
How to pronounce Hubble in British English:
UK ['hʌbl]
How to pronounce Hubble in American English:
US ['hʌbəl]
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- Noun:
- United States astronomer who discovered that (as the universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede increases with their distance (1889-1953)
Word Origin
- Hubble (n.)
- space telescope placed in orbit 1990, named for U.S. astronomer Edwin P. Hubble (1889-1953).
Example
- 1. The image was taken by the hubble space telescope .
- 2. A hubble space telescope shows mars .
- 3. The hubble orbits at around 370 miles above earth .
- 4. Hubble then began to observe more details about galaxies .
- 5. Let 's stick with edwin hubble for a second .