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red shift

An increase in the wavelength of radiation emitted by a celestial body as a consequence of the Doppler effect.

[From the fact that the longer wavelengths of light are at the red end of the visible spectrum.]

red shift

See under Doppler effect.

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Noun

red shift - (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

redshift

astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole

propagation - the movement of a wave through a medium

Translations

red shift n (Phys) → spostamento verso il rosso

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