HUBBLE'S CONSTANT


Meaning of HUBBLE'S CONSTANT in English

Astron.

the ratio of the recessional velocity of galaxies to their distance from the sun, with current measurements of its value ranging from 50 to 100 km/sec per megaparsec.

[ 1950-55; after E. P. HUBBLE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .