(astronomy) The astronomer Edwin Powell Hubble. / (astronomy, space flight) The Hubble Space Telescope.

(countable) An English surname transferred from the given name derived from the Norman French given name Hubald.

(space flight, optics) A space telescope or spy satellite with a design like the Hubble Space Telescope.

(Scotland) An uproar. / A heap, as of work. / (US) A lump.

plural of hubble

lumpy

Alternative form of Hubble law

Alternative spelling of Hubble constant

(astronomy) A law stating 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.

(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.