hubble's law

Hubble's law

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noun hubble's law the law that the velocity of recession of distant galaxies from our own is proportional to their distance from us. 1
noun hubble's law a law stating that the velocity of recession of a galaxy is proportional to its distance from the observer 0
noun hubble's law the law, formulated by Edwin Hubble, that the velocities of distant galaxies moving away from the earth are directly proportional to their distance from the earth 0
noun hubble's law Alternative spelling of Hubble law. 0

before 1930

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1930-35; named after E. P. Hubble, discoverer of the relationship

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