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hubble
(wn) | Hubble
n 1: United States astronomer who discovered that (as the
universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede
increases with their distance from the observer (1889-1953)
[syn: Hubble, Edwin Hubble, Edwin Powell Hubble] |
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hubble-bubble
(encz) | hubble-bubble,bublání n: Zdeněk Brož |
Hubble Space Telescope
(gcide) | Hubble Telescope \Hub"ble Tel"e*scope\, Hubble Space Telescope
\Hub"ble Space Tel"e*scope\, n.
A large astronomical optical telescope placed into orbit
around the earth, from which, in the absence of absorption
and distortion by the earth's atmosphere, clear
high-resolution images of astronomical objects can be
obtained in the visible, infrared, and ultraviolet
wavelengths. The telescope was launched into orbit on April
24, 1990. Since then the telescope has taken thousands of
images, many of them unique, recording never before seen
astronomical phenomena. Service missions were performed in
1993 and 1997, during which astronauts upgraded or replaced
equipment on the telescope.
[PJC] |
Hubble Telescope
(gcide) | Hubble Telescope \Hub"ble Tel"e*scope\, Hubble Space Telescope
\Hub"ble Space Tel"e*scope\, n.
A large astronomical optical telescope placed into orbit
around the earth, from which, in the absence of absorption
and distortion by the earth's atmosphere, clear
high-resolution images of astronomical objects can be
obtained in the visible, infrared, and ultraviolet
wavelengths. The telescope was launched into orbit on April
24, 1990. Since then the telescope has taken thousands of
images, many of them unique, recording never before seen
astronomical phenomena. Service missions were performed in
1993 and 1997, during which astronauts upgraded or replaced
equipment on the telescope.
[PJC] |
Hubble-bubble
(gcide) | Hubble-bubble \Hub"ble-bub`ble\, n.
A tobacco pipe, so arranged that the smoke passes through
water, making a bubbling noise, whence its name. In India,
the bulb containing the water is often a cocoanut shell. It
is a simple type of hookah.
[1913 Webster] Hubble Telescope |
edwin hubble
(wn) | Edwin Hubble
n 1: United States astronomer who discovered that (as the
universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede
increases with their distance from the observer (1889-1953)
[syn: Hubble, Edwin Hubble, Edwin Powell Hubble] |
edwin powell hubble
(wn) | Edwin Powell Hubble
n 1: United States astronomer who discovered that (as the
universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede
increases with their distance from the observer (1889-1953)
[syn: Hubble, Edwin Hubble, Edwin Powell Hubble] |
hubble
(wn) | Hubble
n 1: United States astronomer who discovered that (as the
universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede
increases with their distance from the observer (1889-1953)
[syn: Hubble, Edwin Hubble, Edwin Powell Hubble] |
hubble constant
(wn) | Hubble constant
n 1: (cosmology) the ratio of the speed of recession of a galaxy
(due to the expansion of the universe) to its distance from
the observer; the Hubble constant is not actually a
constant, but is regarded as measuring the expansion rate
today [syn: Hubble's constant, Hubble constant,
Hubble's parameter, Hubble parameter] |
hubble law
(wn) | Hubble law
n 1: (astronomy) the generalization that the speed of recession
of distant galaxies (the red shift) is proportional to
their distance from the observer [syn: Hubble's law,
Hubble law] |
hubble parameter
(wn) | Hubble parameter
n 1: (cosmology) the ratio of the speed of recession of a galaxy
(due to the expansion of the universe) to its distance from
the observer; the Hubble constant is not actually a
constant, but is regarded as measuring the expansion rate
today [syn: Hubble's constant, Hubble constant,
Hubble's parameter, Hubble parameter] |
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