Complete Definition of "Hubble constant"

English
Etymology
After w:Edwin Hubble|Edwin Powell Hubble, American astronomer
Noun
Hubble constant
#astronomy a number the 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 gives the age of the universe

Alternative spellings
Hubble's constant

Translations

Bulgarian: закон на Х�б�л (zakón na H�b�l) m
Catalan: constant de Hubble m
Chinese: ���� (H�bó dìngl�)
Croatian: Hubbleov zakon
Czech: Hubbleova konstanta
Dutch: wet van Hubble
Estonian: Hubble'i seadus
Finnish: Hubblen laki
French: loi de Hubble
German: Hubble-Konstante f
Hebrew: ק��ע ���� (kavúa Hábl)
Hungarian: Hubble-törvény
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Ido: konstanto di Hubble
Indonesian: hukum Hubble
Italian: legge di Hubble
Japanese: ������� (Habburu no h�soku)
Norwegian: Hubbles lov
Polish: prawo Hubble'a n
Portuguese: lei de Hubble-Homason
Russian: закон Хаббла (zakón Khábbla) m
Slovak: Hubblova konštanta
Slovene: Hubblov zakon
Spanish: ley de Hubble f
Swedish: Hubbles lag

Related terms
Hubble law
Category:English eponyms

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