hubble
n. countablen. a very famous and powerful telescope that orbits the Earth. It takes clear pictures of stars and galaxies from space because it is above the clouds and air.
n. a large space-based astronomical observatory launched in 1990 that orbits the Earth. When capitalised, it refers specifically to the Hubble Space Telescope used for deep-space imaging.
The Hubble telescope captured amazing images of distant stars.
Astronomers used data from the Hubble to determine the rate at which the universe is expanding.
By operating above the atmospheric distortion that plagues ground-based observatories, the Hubble provided the first high-resolution glimpses into the earliest stages of galactic formation.
From Anglo-Norman, from Old Northern French Hubald, from Old High German Hucbalt, Hugbald, from Proto-West Germanic *Hugibald.
After Edwin Hubble, US astronomer.
Usually used as a proper noun with 'the' ('the Hubble') or as a modifier ('the Hubble telescope').