Definition of Hubble law

1. Noun. (astronomy) the generalization that the speed of recession of distant galaxies (the red shift) is proportional to their distance from the observer.

Exact synonyms: Hubble's Law
Generic synonyms: Law, Law Of Nature
Category relationships: Astronomy, Uranology

Definition of Hubble law

1. Noun. (astronomy) states 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 ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hubble Law

Huaqiao
Huascaran
Huave
Huaxi
Huayco tinamou
Huayco tinamous
Huayna Capac
Hub of the Universe
Hubbard
Hubbard tank
Hubbardian
Hubble
Hubble's constant
Hubble's law
Hubble constant
Hubble law
Hubei
Hubel
Hubert
Hubrecht's protochordal knot
Huck Finn
Huckabee
Huckel's rule
Hucker-Conn stain
Huckin
Huckleberry Finn
Huda
Hudd
Huddersfield
Huddie Leadbetter

Literary usage of Hubble law

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1. The Origin and Its Meaning: On the Origin of the Universe and Its Mechanics by Roger Ellman (2004)
"Further, in the "hubble law", v = H0-d, the distance d is the distance of the astral ... The "hubble law" is correct to that extent, but only to that. ..."

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