redshift
nounHow many syllables in redshift?
There are 2 syllables in the word redshift.Divide redshift into syllables:
red · shift
How to pronounce redshift:
Definition of redshift:
- redshift (noun):
- a displacement of the spectrum of a celestial body toward longer wavelengths that is a consequence of the doppler effect or the gravitational field of the source
- noun. (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.
- a measurement of a celestial body's redshift equal to the ratio of the displacement of a spectral line to its known unshifted wavelength and used especially to calculate the body's distance from earth
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