Hubble law

English

Alternative forms

• Hubble's law

Etymology

After Edwin Powell Hubble, American astronomer

Proper noun

the Hubble law

1. (astronomy) A law stating that the velocity at which a distant object is receding from the Earth (as measured by its redshift) is proportional to its distance; observational evidence for an expanding universe.

   Synonym: Lemaître's law

Related terms

• Hubble constant

Translations

Translations

• French: Loi de Hubble
• Italian: legge di Hubble