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Hubble's law

Hubble's law is the alternative form of Hubble law.

Meaning of Hubble law

Proper noun

the Hubble law

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    Lemaître's law

Questions about Hubble's law

What is Hubble's law the alternative form of?
Hubble's law is the alternative form of Hubble law.

Words near Hubble's law in the dictionary

  1. Hubble time
  2. Hubble times
  3. Hubble volume
  4. Hubble volumes
  5. Hubble's constant
  6. Hubble's law
  7. Hubble's Star
  8. Hubble's Variable
  9. hubble-bubble
  10. hubble-bubbles
  11. hubbles

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