redshift — Dicionário de inglês

Substantivo

1. 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.

   Uso

   • contável
   • incontável

   Antônimos

   blueshift

Verbo

1. (ergative) (said of light or a photon) To shift toward the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum while in transit; to change to a longer wavelength and a lower frequency.

   Antônimos

   blueshift

   Palavras relacionadas

   Doppler effect

Substantivo

1. (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

   Sinônimos

   red shift

   Termos mais gerais

   propagation