hubble

plural hubbles

1. ScotlandAn uproar.
2. A heap, as of work.
3. USA lump.

plural Hubbles

1. countableAn English surname transferred from the given name derived from the Norman French given name Hubald.

   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.

   2021 December 24, Don Lincoln, “The telescope that will replace Hubble will launch on Christmas. Here’s why it matters”, in CNN

2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States.
3. countableuncountableA township in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States.

1. astronomyThe astronomer Edwin Powell Hubble.
2. US space programThe Hubble Space Telescope.

plural Hubbles

1. space flightengineeringA space telescope or spy satellite with a design like the Hubble Space Telescope.