edwin hubble edwin herbert land • edwin powell hubble · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · edwin hubble · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 12 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) 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). Synonyms: Hubble, Edwin Hubble, Edwin Powell Hubble. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 b latin small letter b U+0062 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E u latin small letter u U+0075 w latin small letter w U+0077