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Hubble

UK/ˈhʌbəl/ US/ˈhʌbʌl/ uncommon us

noun

1.

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

Origin

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

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