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Red Shift

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a shift in the electromagnetic radiation of a distant object toward longer wavelengths, the red end of the spectrum

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
red shiftredshift
alternatephrasing
Redshift
plural
Red Shifts
possessive
Red Shift's
pluralpossessive
Red Shifts'