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Definition: Hubble law

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. (astronomy) the generalization that the speed of recession of distant galaxies (the red shift) is proportional to their distance from the observer.[Wordnet].

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Definition: Hubble law

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Noun1. (astronomy) the generalization that the speed of recession of distant galaxies (the red shift) is proportional to their distance from the observer.[Wordnet].

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Common Expressions: Hubble law

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Hubble law(astronomy) the generalization that the speed of recession of distant galaxies (the red shift) is proportional to their distance from the observer. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Specialty Expressions: Hubble law

ExpressionsDomainDefinition
Hubble lawAerospaceThe law that correlates the velocities at which distant galaxies are receding from one another to the distances between them. (references)

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