hubble
1 Americannoun
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a small hump, as on the surface of ice or a road.
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Scot. and North England.
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a heap; pile.
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a tumult; hubbub; uproar.
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of hubble
Perhaps < early Dutch hobbel knot, bump; akin to heuvel hill
Example Sentences
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To determine how fast it is growing today, scientists calculate a value called the Hubble constant.
From Science Daily
A group of astrophysicists and cosmologists at The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and at the University of Chicago has introduced a new way to calculate the Hubble constant using gravitational waves, which are tiny ripples in spacetime.
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As detectors become more sensitive, this method could deliver even sharper measurements, potentially helping scientists close the gap behind the Hubble tension.
From Science Daily
Illinois Physics Professor Nicolás Yunes said, "This result is very significant -- it's important to obtain an independent measurement of the Hubble constant to resolve the current Hubble tension. Our method is an innovative way to enhance the accuracy of Hubble constant inferences using gravitational waves."
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Ideally, all these techniques would point to the same Hubble constant.
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