What does "hubble" mean?
A space telescope or spy satellite with a design like the Hubble Space Telescope.
Hubble
/ˈhʌbəl/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A space telescope or spy satellite with a design like the Hubble Space Telescope.
- Grammar: hubble is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: astronomer, cosmic pioneer, historical figure, orbital telescope.
- Useful contrasts: ground based telescope, nonastronomer, unknown person.
- Usage evidence: Voyager 2 produced images showing the Great Dark Spot, a storm on Neptune, as it approached the planet in 1989. By the time the Hubble Space Telescope photographed Neptune in 1994, the spot had disappeared.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A space telescope or spy satellite with a design like the Hubble Space Telescope.
- 2 An uproar. Scotland
- 3 A heap, as of work.
- 4 A lump. US
Proper Noun
- 1 An English surname transferred from the given name derived from the Norman French given name Hubald. countable
"Unlike the Hubble telescope, which orbits a few hundred miles above the Earth’s surface and is relatively accessible for servicing missions, the JWST will be located at what is called the L2 point, a location about a million miles farther away from the sun than the Earth."
- 2 The astronomer Edwin Powell Hubble.
- 3 An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States. countable, uncountable
- 4 The Hubble Space Telescope.
- 5 A township in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. countable, uncountable
Synonyms
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Example
"Voyager 2 produced images showing the Great Dark Spot, a storm on Neptune, as it approached the planet in 1989. By the time the Hubble Space Telescope photographed Neptune in 1994, the spot had disappeared."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "hubble"?
Common synonyms include: astronomer, cosmic pioneer, historical figure, orbital telescope, scientist, space observatory.
How do you use "hubble" in a sentence?
Voyager 2 produced images showing the Great Dark Spot, a storm on Neptune, as it approached the planet in 1989. By the time the Hubble Space Telescope photographed Neptune in 1994, the spot had disappeared.
How do you pronounce "hubble"?
Pronounced /ˈhʌbəl/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Anglo-Norman, from Old Northern French Hubald, from Old High German Hucbalt, Hugbald, from Proto-West Germanic *Hugibald.
Etymology 2
After Edwin Hubble, US astronomer.