How to pronounce “redshift”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (physics: astronomy, relativity) An increase in the wavelength of a photon or of light, corresponding to a lower frequency and a shift toward the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum.
• [Verb]
• (physics: astronomy, relativity) (ergative) (said of light or a photon) To shift toward the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum; to change to a longer wavelength and a lower frequency.

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