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Hubble constant
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English
Alternative forms
en Hubble's constant
Etymology
After Edwin Powell Hubble, American astronomer
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Hubble constant.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en astronomy A number that expresses the rate of expansion of the universe; the velocity at which a distant object is receding from the Earth divided by its distance; its reciprocal determines the age of the universe.
Related terms
en Hubble law
Translations
number
Arabic: ar
Bulgarian: bg зако́н на Хъ́бъл m
Catalan: ca constant de Hubble m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 哈勃定律 hābó dìnglǜ, cmn 哈勃常數 hābó chángshù
Czech: cs Hubbleova konstanta
Dutch: nl wet van Hubble
Estonian: et Hubble'i seadus
Finnish: fi Hubblen vakio
French: fr loi de Hubble
German: de Hubble-Konstante f
Hebrew: he קבוע האבל kavúa Hábl
Hungarian: hu Hubble-törvény
Ido: io konstanto di Hubble
Indonesian: id hukum Hubble
Italian: it legge di Hubble
Japanese: ja ハッブルの法則 Habburu no hōsoku
Norwegian: no Hubbles lov
Polish: pl stała Hubble'a f
Portuguese: pt constante de Hubble f
Russian: ru зако́н Ха́ббла m
Serbo-Croatian:
Latin: sh Hubbleov zakon
Slovak: sk Hubblova konštanta
Slovene: sl Hubblov zakon
Spanish: es ley de Hubble f
Swedish: sv Hubbles lag
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