gravitational redshift
noun Physics, Astronomy.
(in general relativity) the shift toward longer wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source in a gravitational field, especially at the surface of a massive star.
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Words nearby gravitational redshift
gravitational field,
gravitational interaction,
gravitational lens,
gravitational mass,
gravitational radius,
gravitational redshift,
gravitational ulcer,
gravitational wave,
gravitative,
gravitino,
graviton