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EDWIN HUBBLE

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EDWIN HUBBLE (noun)
  The noun EDWIN HUBBLE has 1 sense:

1. United States astronomer who discovered that (as the universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede increases with their distance from the observer (1889-1953)play

  Familiarity information: EDWIN HUBBLE used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


EDWIN HUBBLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States astronomer who discovered that (as the universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede increases with their distance from the observer (1889-1953)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Edwin Hubble; Edwin Powell Hubble; Hubble

Instance hypernyms:

astrophysicist (an astronomer who studies the physical properties of celestial bodies)


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