lightshift

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noun

The change in the energy (and thus frequency) of light upon interaction with matter.

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Meanings

nounlightshift (plural lightshifts)

plural lightshifts

  1. natural sciencesThe change in the energy (and thus frequency) of light upon interaction with matter.

Origin

From light + shift.

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APA

lightshift. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightshift

MLA

“lightshift.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightshift. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lightshift,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightshift.

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