HyperDic: edwin_powell_hubble

English > 1 sense of the expression Edwin Powell Hubble:
NOUNperson Edwin Powell Hubble, Hubble, Edwin HubbleUnited States astronomer who discovered that (as the universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede increases with their distance from the observer (1889-1953)
English > Edwin Powell Hubble: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningUnited States astronomer who discovered that (as the universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede increases with their distance from the observer (1889-1953).
SynonymsHubble, Edwin Hubble
Instance ofastrophysicistAn astronomer who studies the physical properties of celestial bodies
SpanishEdwin Hubble, Edwin Powell Hubble, Hubble
CatalanEdwin Hubble, Edwin Powell Hubble, Hubble

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