"Hubble constant" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: After Edwin Powell Hubble, American astronomer Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hubble constant
  1. (astronomy) A number that expresses the rate of expansion of the universe; the velocity at which a distant object is receding from the Earth divided by its distance; its reciprocal determines the age of the universe. Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms: Hubble's constant Related terms: Hubble law Translations (number): зако́н на Хъ́бъл (zakón na Hǎ́bǎl) [masculine] (Bulgarian), constant de Hubble [masculine] (Catalan), 哈勃定律 (hābó dìnglǜ) (Chinese Mandarin), 哈勃常數 (Chinese Mandarin), 哈勃常数 (hābó chángshù) (Chinese Mandarin), Hubbleova konstanta (Czech), wet van Hubble (Dutch), Hubble'i seadus (Estonian), Hubblen vakio (Finnish), loi de Hubble (French), Hubble-Konstante [feminine] (German), קבוע האבל (kavúa Hábl) (Hebrew), Hubble-törvény (Hungarian), konstanto di Hubble (Ido), hukum Hubble (Indonesian), legge di Hubble (Italian), ハッブルの法則 (Habburu no hōsoku) (Japanese), Hubbles lov (Norwegian), prawo Hubble'a [neuter] (Polish), constante de Hubble [feminine] (Portuguese), зако́н Ха́ббла (zakón Xábbla) [masculine] (Russian), Hubbleov zakon [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), Hubblova konštanta (Slovak), Hubblov zakon (Slovene), ley de Hubble [feminine] (Spanish), Hubbles lag (Swedish)

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