Hubble
An English surname transferred from the given name derived from the Norman French given name Hubald.
Proper noun
- An 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...
- An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States.
- A township in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States.
Origin
From Anglo-Norman, from Old Northern French Hubald, from Old High German Hucbalt, Hugbald, from Proto-West Germanic *Hugibald.
Forms
Proper noun astronomy, natural sciences
- The astronomer Edwin Powell Hubble.
- The Hubble Space Telescope.
Origin
After Edwin Hubble, US astronomer.
Noun
- A space telescope or spy satellite with a design like the Hubble Space Telescope.
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