redshift
or red shift
[ red-shift ]
/ ˈrɛdˌʃɪft /
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.
Words nearby redshift
redraw,
redress,
redress the balance,
redroot,
redshank,
redshift,
redshifted,
redshirt,
redshirting,
redskin,
redstart
British Dictionary definitions for redshift
redshift
/ (ˈredˌʃɪft) /
noun
a shift in the lines of the spectrum of an astronomical object towards a longer wavelength (the red end of an optical spectrum), relative to the wavelength of these lines in the terrestrial spectrum, usually as a result of the Doppler effect caused by the recession of the object
Compare: blueshift