hubble's constant
NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH H
hubble's constant is a valid 17-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
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4 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
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What does hubble's constant mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
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(cosmology) the ratio of the speed of recession of a galaxy (due to the expansion of the universe) to its distance from the observer; the Hubble constant is not actually a constant, but is regarded as measuring the expansion rate today.
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