red shift
Light spectra shifted towards red, as by elongation of light waves from a source…Light spectra shifted towards red, as by elongation of light waves from a source moving away from the detector.
» In Alan Garner's novel Red Shift, Tom asks Jan to look at the star Delta Orionis every night at 10 p.m.
In dem Roman „Red Shift“ („Rotverschiebung“) von Alan Garner wird Jan von Tom gebeten, jeden Abend um 22 Uhr zum Stern δ Orionis zu blicken. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 sensesLight spectra shifted towards red, as by elongation of light waves from a source moving away from the detector.
- (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
Examples
1 sentencesIn Alan Garner's novel Red Shift, Tom asks Jan to look at the star Delta Orionis every night at 10 p.m.
deIn dem Roman „Red Shift“ („Rotverschiebung“) von Alan Garner wird Jan von Tom gebeten, jeden Abend um 22 Uhr zum Stern δ Orionis zu blicken. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
plural: red shifts| Singular | red shift |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- (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:redshift
See also
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