red shift

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Synonyms: redshift, red shirt, red-shift, red-shirt, redshirt, red short, red shifts

Antonyms: redshift, red shirt, red-shift, red-shirt, redshirt, red short, red shifts

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|astronomy}} [[light|Light]] [[spectrum|spectra]] shifted towards red, as by elongation of light waves from a source moving away from the detector.

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