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Definition of Redshift
1. Noun. (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.
Definition of Redshift
1. Noun. (context: physics) A change in the wavelength of light, in which the wavelength is longer than when it was emitted at the source. ¹
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Definition of Redshift
1. a displacement of the spectrum of a celestial body toward the longer wavelengths [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Redshift
Literary usage of Redshift
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Origin and Its Meaning: On the Origin of the Universe and Its Mechanics by Roger Ellman (2004)
"Equation DN 13-36 can be converted to expressing the Doppler redshift, Z& in
terms of time by using the velocity-as-a-function-of- time expressions for the ..."
2. The Command of Light: Rowland's School of Physics and the Spectrum by George Kean Sweetnam (2000)
"A skeptic in 1917, St. John favored general relativity by, when he was convinced
that instances of gravitational redshift, as specified mathematically, ..."
3. The Command of Light: Rowland's School of Physics and the Spectrum by George Kean Sweetnam (2000)
"A skeptic in 1917, St. John favored general relativity by, when he was convinced
that instances of gravitational redshift, as specified mathematically, ..."
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