redshift en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- rĕd'-shĭftˌ
- /ˈɹɛdˌʃɪft/
Etymology
From red + shift.
Meanings
- (countable, qualifier:relativity, uncountable) An increase in the wavelength of a photon or of light while in transit, corresponding to a lower frequency and a shift toward the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redshifts | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| red shift | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
gravitational redshift · cosmological redshift
Translations (32)
tr kırmızıya kayma (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · scn spustamentu versu lu russu (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · es desplazamiento al rojo (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · pl przesunięcie ku czerwieni (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · is rauðvik (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · fi punasiirtymä (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · zh 红移 (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · ca desplaçament cap al roig (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · it spostamento verso il rosso (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · ja 赤方偏移 (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · eo ruĝenŝoviĝo (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · es corrimiento al rojo (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · et punanihe (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · fr décalage vers le rouge (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · nl roodverschuiving (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · sv rödförskjutning (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · cs rudý posuv (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · hu vöröseltolódás (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · zh 紅移 /红移 (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · ru кра́сное смеще́ние (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · sh crveni pomak (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · ga deargaistriú (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · vi dịch chuyển đỏ (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · id pergeseran merah (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · io redesko (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · de Rotverschiebung (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · da rødforskydning (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · mk црвено поместување (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · pt desvio para o vermelho (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · sk červený posun (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · he היסט לאדום (increase in wavelength of light in transit) · bg червено отместване (increase in wavelength of light in transit)