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redshift

noun
/ˈɹɛdˌʃɪft/

Etymology

From red + shift.

  1. derived from *skey-✻ — “to cut, divide, separate, part”
  2. derived from *skeyb-✻ — “to separate, divide, part”
  3. inherited from *skiftijaną✻
  4. inherited from sċiftan — “to divide, separate into shares; appoint, ordain; arrange, organise”
  5. inherited from schiften
  6. inherited from schyft
  7. compounded as redshift — “red + shift”

Definitions

  1. An increase in the wavelength of a photon or of light, corresponding to a lower frequency…

    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.

  2. (ergative) (said of light or a photon) To shift toward the red end of the electromagnetic…

    (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.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA