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Hubble en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈhʌbəl/

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman, from Old Northern French Hubald, from Old High German Hucbalt, Hugbald, from Proto-West Germanic *Hugibald.

Meanings

  1. (countable) An English surname transferred from the given name derived from the Norman French given name Hubald.
    • 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. 2021 December 24, Don Lincoln, “The telescope that will replace Hubble will launch on Christmas. Here’s why it matters”, in CNN:
  2. (countable, uncountable) An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A township in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States.

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Hubble en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈhʌbəl/

Etymology

After Edwin Hubble, US astronomer.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:space flight) A space telescope or spy satellite with a design like the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Deriveds

Hubble's Variable · Hubble sphere · Hubble's Variable Nebula · Hubble radius · Hubble's constant · Hubble horizon · Hubble diagram · Hubble-Sandage variable · Hubble tension · Hubble length · Hubble law · Hubble time · Hubble flow · stubby Hubble · Hubble expansion · Hubble's law · Hubble's Star · HST · Hubble constant · Hubble parameter · Hubble volume

Relateds

Hubbel · Hubbell

wikipedia: en:Edwin Hubble

Hubble en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈhʌbəl/

Etymology

After Edwin Hubble, US astronomer.

Meanings

  1. The astronomer Edwin Powell Hubble.
  2. (qualifier:space flight) The Hubble Space Telescope.

wikipedia: en:Edwin Hubble