Term: hubble's constant: (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
Candidate hypernym: constant: a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context → 1
Candidate hypernym: clearing: the act of removing solid particles from a liquid → 0
Candidate hypernym: false asphodel: a plant of the genus Tofieldia having linear chiefly basal leaves and small spicate flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: one-sixth: one part in six equal parts → 0
Candidate hypernym: trend line: a line on a graph indicating a statistical trend → 0
Candidate hypernym: bacchant: (classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus → 0
Candidate hypernym: topicality: the attribute of being of interest at the present time → 0
Candidate hypernym: clip: the act of clipping or snipping → 0
Candidate hypernym: mozart: the music of Mozart → 0
Candidate hypernym: swing: a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them → 0
Candidate hypernym: jack: a small ball at which players aim in lawn bowling → 0