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English noun: redshift

1. redshift (phenomenon) (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


Synonymsred shift


Broader (hypernym)propagation


Domain categoryastronomy, uranology









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