Hubble constant

proper noun

A number that expresses the rate of expansion of the universe; the velocity at which a distant object is receding from the Earth divided by its distance; its reciprocal determines the age of the universe.

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Hubble's constantHubble's parameterHubble parameter
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Hubble's constant

  1. astronomyA number that expresses the rate of expansion of the universe; the velocity at which a distant object is receding from the Earth divided by its distance; its reciprocal determines the age of the universe.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(cosmology) the ratio of the speed of recession of a galaxy (due to the expansion of the universe) to its distance from the observer; the Hubble constant is not actually a constant, but is regarded as measuring the expansion rate today

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Hubble's constantHubble's parameterHubble parameter
Broader
constant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

After Edwin Powell Hubble, American astronomer

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Translations

Bulgarian зако́н на Хъ́бъл
  • зако́н на Хъ́бъл (zakón na Hắbăl)number
Catalan constant de Hubble
  • constant de Hubblenumber
Chinese Mandarin 哈勃定律, 哈勃常數 /哈勃常数
  • 哈勃定律 (hābó dìnglǜ)number
  • 哈勃常數 /哈勃常数 (hābó chángshù)number
Czech Hubbleova konstanta
  • Hubbleova konstantanumber
Dutch wet van Hubble
  • wet van Hubblenumber
Estonian Hubble'i seadus
  • Hubble'i seadusnumber
Finnish Hubblen vakio
  • Hubblen vakionumber
French loi de Hubble
  • loi de Hubblenumber
German Hubble-Konstante
  • Hubble-Konstantenumber
Hebrew קבוע האבל
  • קבוע האבל (kavúa Hábl)number
Hungarian Hubble-törvény
  • Hubble-törvénynumber
Indonesian hukum Hubble
  • hukum Hubblenumber
Italian legge di Hubble
  • legge di Hubblenumber
Japanese ハッブルの法則
  • ハッブルの法則 (Habburu no hōsoku)number
Norwegian Hubbles lov
  • Hubbles lovnumber
Polish stała Hubble'a
  • stała Hubble'anumber
Portuguese constante de Hubble
  • constante de Hubblenumber
Russian зако́н Ха́ббла
  • зако́н Ха́ббла (zakón Xábbla)number
Slovak Hubblova konštanta
  • Hubblova konštantanumber
Spanish ley de Hubble
  • ley de Hubblenumber
Swedish Hubbles lag
  • Hubbles lagnumber
Cite this entry
APA

Hubble constant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hubble%20constant

MLA

“Hubble constant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hubble%20constant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hubble constant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hubble%20constant.

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