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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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);
[syn: Hubble, Edwin Hubble, Edwin Powell Hubble]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Edwin Powell Hubble
    n 1: 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)
         [syn: Hubble, Edwin Hubble, Edwin Powell Hubble]