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EDWIN HUBBLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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)
Synonyms:
Edwin Hubble; Edwin Powell Hubble; Hubble
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
astrophysicist (an astronomer who studies the physical properties of celestial bodies)
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