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hubble law

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables
hub-ble law
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A law stating that the velocity at which a distant object is receding from the Earth (as measured by its redshift) is proportional to its distance; observational evidence for an expanding universe.

Etymology

After Edwin Powell Hubble, American astronomer

Inflected Forms

the Hubble law (canonical) Hubble's law (alternative)

Phrases

Hubble constant

Frequently Paired Words

Hubble constant

Synonyms

Lemaître's law hubble's law

Questions

What does hubble law mean?
A law stating that the velocity at which a distant object is receding from the Earth (as measured by its redshift) is proportional to its distance; observational evidence for an expanding universe.
Where does hubble law come from?
After Edwin Powell Hubble, American astronomer

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