gravitational redshift

noun

A shift to longer wavelengths of spectral lines emitted by atoms in a strong gravitational field.

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Meanings

noungravitational redshift (plural gravitational redshifts)

plural gravitational redshifts

  1. astronomyA shift to longer wavelengths of spectral lines emitted by atoms in a strong gravitational field.
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