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Red shift   /rɛd ʃɪft/   Listen
Red shift

noun
1.
(astronomy) a shift in the spectra of very distant galaxies toward longer wavelengths (toward the red end of the spectrum); generally interpreted as evidence that the universe is expanding.  Synonym: redshift.






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