"blueshift" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbluːˌʃɪft/ Forms: blueshifts [plural]
enPR: blo͞o'shĭft Etymology: blue + shift Etymology templates: {{compound|en|blue|shift}} blue + shift Head templates: {{en-noun}} blueshift (plural blueshifts)
  1. (physics) A change in the wavelength of light, in which the wavelength is shorter than when it was emitted at the source. Wikipedia link: blueshift Categories (topical): Physics, Relativity Related terms: Doppler effect Translations (change in wavelength): синьо отместване (sinjo otmestvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), blauwverschuiving [feminine] (Dutch), sinisiirtymä (Finnish), Blauverschiebung [feminine] (German), сино поместување (sino pomestuvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), голубо́е смеще́ние (golubóje smeščénije) [neuter] (Russian), maviye kayma (Turkish)

Inflected forms

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