blueshift
A decrease in the wavelength of a photon or of light while in transit, corresponding…A decrease in the wavelength of a photon or of light while in transit, corresponding to a higher frequency and a shift toward the blue end of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A decrease in the wavelength of a photon or of light while in transit, corresponding to a higher frequency and a shift toward the blue end of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Blauverschiebung
голубо́е смеще́ниеgolubóje smeščénije
Translations
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Origin
From blue + shift.From blue + shift.
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Forms
plural: blueshiftsAntonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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