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EDWIN POWELL HUBBLE

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• EDWIN POWELL HUBBLE (noun)
The noun EDWIN POWELL HUBBLE has 1 sense:

1. United States astronomer who discovered that (as the universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede increases with their distance (1889-1953)

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• EDWIN POWELL HUBBLE (noun)

Sense 1

Edwin Powell Hubble ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

United States astronomer who discovered that (as the universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede increases with their distance (1889-1953)

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Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Edwin Hubble; Edwin Powell Hubble; Hubble

Instance hypernyms:

astrophysicist (an astronomer who studies the physical properties of celestial bodies)

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