redshift
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[red-shift] Pronunciation Key
[red-shift] Pronunciation Key –noun Astronomy.
| a shift toward longer wavelengths of the spectral lines emitted by a celestial object that is caused by the object moving away from the earth. |
Also, red shift.
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| redshift | |
noun | |
| (astronomy) a shift in the spectra of very distant galaxies toward longer wavelengths (toward the red end of the spectrum); generally interpreted as evidence that the universe is expanding [syn: red shift] |
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