• n.
    ⦿(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

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Lexical context

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  1. enl:red shift
  2. enl:redshift
wn:interlingual indexili:i98100

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rdfs:labelred shiftredshift