Definition of Red shift

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.

Exact synonyms: Redshift
Category relationships: Astronomy, Uranology
Generic synonyms: Propagation

Lexicographical Neighbors of Red Shift

red pulp cords
red raspberry
red rat snake
red reflex
red region
Red River
red rockfish
red salmon
red sandalwood
red sanders
red sanderswood
red saunders
red scare
Red Sea
red setter
red shift (current term)
red shrubby penstemon
red silk-cotton tree
red silk cotton
red silver fir
red siskin
red snapper
red sorrel
red spider
red spider mite
red sprites
red spruce
red squirrel
red strawberry tongue
Red Sun

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