redshift noun & verb. ['rɛdʃɪft] E20.
[RED adjective + SHIFT noun.]
Chiefly Astronomy.
A. noun. Displacement of spectral lines, resonance peaks, etc., towards longer wavelengths or the red end of the spectrum, implying (if this is a Doppler effect) that a celestial object exhibiting this is receding; the extent of this. E20.
b. verb trans. Displace (a spectrum) towards the red end. L20.

■ redshifted adjective exhibiting a redshift M20.

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