Hubble
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Anglo-Norman, from Old Northern French Hubald, from Old High German Hucbalt, Hugbald, from Proto-West Germanic *Hugibald.
Proper noun[edit]
Hubble (countable and uncountable, plural Hubbles)
- (countable) An English surname transferred from the given name derived from the Norman French given name Hubald.
- An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States.
- A township in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States.
Etymology 2[edit]
After Edwin Hubble, US astronomer.
Proper noun[edit]
Hubble
- (astronomy) The astronomer Edwin Powell Hubble.
- (astronomy, space flight) The Hubble Space Telescope.
Noun[edit]
Hubble (plural Hubbles)
- (space flight, optics) A space telescope or spy satellite with a design like the Hubble Space Telescope.
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