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See also: red shift

English

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Redshift (top image)
Blueshift (bottom image)

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Etymology

From red +‎ shift.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɛdˌʃɪft/ (enPR: rĕd'-shĭftˌ)
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛdʃɪft
  • Hyphenation: red‧shift

Noun

redshift (countable and uncountable, plural redshifts)

  1. (physics: astronomy, relativity) An increase in the wavelength of a photon or of light, corresponding to a lower frequency and a shift toward the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum.
    Antonym: blueshift

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Verb

redshift (third-person singular simple present redshifts, present participle redshifting, simple past and past participle redshifted)

  1. (physics: astronomy, relativity) (ergative) (said of light or a photon) To shift toward the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum; to change to a longer wavelength and a lower frequency.
    Antonym: blueshift

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