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Hubble law

Hubble law proper noun: 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.

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

Hubble law meaning in Tamil

Hubble law in Tamil

ஹபல் விதி

Synonyms of Hubble law

Forms of Hubble law

alternative formHubble's law

Origin of Hubble law

After Edwin Powell Hubble, American astronomer

Questions about Hubble law

What does Hubble law mean?
Hubble law means 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.
What is Hubble law in Tamil?
Hubble law in Tamil is ஹபல் விதி. See Hubble law meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Hubble law?
Hubble law is a proper noun.

Words near Hubble law in the dictionary

  1. Hubble distance
  2. Hubble distances
  3. Hubble flow
  4. Hubble horizon
  5. Hubble horizons
  6. Hubble law
  7. Hubble length
  8. Hubble lengths
  9. Hubble sphere
  10. Hubble spheres
  11. Hubble tension

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Hubble law (page history and authors); hubble law (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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