"red shift" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: red shifts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} red shift (plural red shifts)
  1. (astronomy) Light spectra shifted towards red, as by elongation of light waves from a source moving away from the detector. Wikipedia link: Redshift (disambiguation) Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-red_shift-en-noun-xw-u5vBq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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