redshift

We have found lemma(root) word of redshift : red shift.

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[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the displacement of spectral lines towards longer wavelengths (the red end of the spectrum) in radiation from distant galaxies and celestial objects. This is interpreted as a Doppler shift that is proportional to the velocity of recession and thus to distance


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