redshift
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redshift
- /ˈɹɛdˌʃɪft/
Rhymes with -ɛdʃɪft
Where it comes from
From red + shift.
noun redshifts · red shift
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An increase in the wavelength of a photon or of light while in transit, corresponding to a lower frequency and a shift toward the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Opposite: blueshift
verb redshifts · redshifting · redshifted · red shift
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(ergative) (said of light or a photon) To shift toward the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum while in transit; to change to a longer wavelength and a lower frequency.
Opposite: blueshift
Translations
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noun increase in wavelength of light in transit
| Español | corrimiento al rojo, desplazamiento al rojo |
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| 日本語 | 赤方偏移 sekihō hen'i |
| Português | desvio para o vermelho |
| Français | décalage vers le rouge |
| Deutsch | Rotverschiebung |
| Italiano | spostamento verso il rosso |
| Русский | кра́сное смеще́ние krásnoje smeščénije |
| Tiếng Việt | dịch chuyển đỏ |
| עברית | היסט לאדום |
verb to increase wavelength of light in transit
| Español | (equiv. to intransitive) correrse al rojo, desplazarse al rojo, correr al rojo, desplazar al rojo |
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title = {redshift},
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