English Explanatory Dictionary

Hubble flow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The motion of galaxies due to the expansion of the universe

Word forms

Hubble flow

Etymology

From Hubble (“Edwin Hubble”) + flow. From the flowing/movement of galaxies in the Universe under the influence of Hubble expansion.

Related words

dark flow Hubble constant Hubble expansion Hubble's law

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