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Hubble
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hubble
English
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Pronunciation
en /ˈhʌbəl/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Hubble.wav Southern England
en ʌbəl 2
Etymology 1
From en xno -, from en fro-nor Hubald, from en goh Hucbalt, goh Hugbald, from en gmw-pro *Hugibald.
Proper noun
~ s
en countable en English given names derived from the Norman French given name en Hubald.
en Don Lincoln The telescope that will replace Hubble will launch on Christmas. Here’s why it matters w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/24/opinions/james-webb-space-telescope-launch-lincoln 2021-12-24 Unlike the Hubble telescope, which orbits a few hundred miles above the Earth’s surface and is relatively accessible for servicing missions, the JWST will be located at what is called the L2 point, a location about a million miles farther away from the sun than the Earth. https://web.archive.org/web/20251016065747/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/24/opinions/james-webb-space-telescope-launch-lincoln 16 October 2025
en ucomm co/Lincoln County s/Kentucky c/USA.
en twp co/Cape Girardeau County s/Missouri c/USA.
Etymology 2
After en Edwin Hubble, US astronomer.
Proper noun
en astronomy The astronomer en Edwin Hubble Edwin Powell Hubble.
en US space program The en Hubble Space Telescope.
Noun
en spaceflight optics A space telescope or spy satellite with a design like the Hubble Space Telescope.
Derived terms
en Hubble tension Hubble's constant Hubble constant Hubble diagram Hubble expansion Hubble's law Hubble law Hubble radius Hubble time Hubble flow Hubble length Hubble parameter Hubble-Sandage variable Hubble sphere Hubble's Star Hubble's Variable Hubble's Variable Nebula Hubble volume HST stubby Hubble Hubble horizon
See also
en Hubbel Hubbell
en eponyms