redshift

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
14
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈɹɛdˌʃɪft/

Definition of redshift

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)An increase in the wavelength of a photon or of light, corresponding to a lower frequency and a shift toward the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)An increase in the wavelength of a photon or of light, corresponding to a lower frequency and a shift toward the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum.

verb

  1. (ergative) (said of light or a photon) To shift toward the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum; to change to a longer wavelength and a lower frequency.

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Etymology

From red + shift.

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