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Definition of Hubble
1. Noun. 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).
Definition of Hubble
1. Proper noun. (surname A=An English from=given names dot=) derived from the Norman French given name ''Hubald''. ¹
2. Proper noun. (astronomy) The astronomer w:Edwin Hubble Edwin Powell Hubble. ¹
3. Proper noun. (astronomy) The w:Hubble Space Telescope Hubble Space Telescope. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hubble
Literary usage of Hubble
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Pedlar's Pack of Ballads and Songs: With Illustrative Notes by William Hugh Logan, James Maidment (1869)
"Por Hubble Bubble's now in play, Come, buy the Bubble whilst you may, There's
Hubble Bubbles night and day, At Jonathan's and Garraway. ..."
2. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1862)
"wicked man — hubble-bubble — force-meat balls and yolks of eggs—rubble-dubble
... rubble-dubble—and old Lady Ruth is ready to swear she never—hubble- ..."
3. Pioneer Tales of the Oregon Trail and of Jefferson County by Charles Dawson (1912)
"Mr. Hubble was born in 1842, in Wythe county, Virginia. ... Mr. Hubble married
a Miss Lewis, who survived her husband several years. No children. ..."
4. New York Term Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of by New York (State). Supreme Court (1804)
"Hubble & wife The inclination of the court appearing to be ... Stephen Ross and
others against Nehemiah Hubble and Jemima, his wife, administratrix of ..."
5. Kentucky Opinions by Kentucky Court of Appeals, John Morgan Chinn, J. K. Roberts, Charles Middleton McDonald, Daniel Woolsey Crockett, Kentucky law reporter (1912)
"by Thomas S. Hudson to William Hubble, who had manifested some uneasiness on the
subject, and the night before the sale by Thomas S. Hudson of the whisky ..."
6. A History of Missouri from the Earliest Explorations and Settlements Until by Louis Houck (1908)
"... year—The Byrd settlement—Settlement on Hubble Creek—German settlement on
Whitewater—Settlements on Castor River and various other points—Lorimier grants ..."
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