Meanings
plural redshifts · alternative red shift
- countableuncountablerelativitynatural sciencesAn increase in the wavelength of a photon or of light while in transit, corresponding to a lower frequency and a shift toward the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Antonyms: blueshift
present singular third person redshifts · participle present redshifting · participle past redshifted · past redshifted · alternative red shift
- relativitynatural sciences(ergative) (said of light or a photon) To shift toward the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum while in transit; to change to a longer wavelength and a lower frequency.
Antonyms: blueshift
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn increase in the wavelength of a photon or of light while in transit, corresponding to a lower frequency and a shift toward the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum.
verb(ergative) (said of light or a photon) To shift toward the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum while in transit; to change to a longer wavelength and a lower frequency.
More synonyms by meaning
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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian червено отместване
- червено отместване (červeno otmestvane)increase in wavelength of light in transit
Catalan desplaçament cap al roig, desplaçar-se cap al roig
- desplaçament cap al roigincrease in wavelength of light in transit
- desplaçar-se cap al roigto increase wavelength of light in transit
- desplaçar cap al roigto increase wavelength of light in transit
Chinese 紅移 /红移, 红移
- 紅移 /红移 (hóngyí)increase in wavelength of light in transit
- 红移 (hóng yí)increase in wavelength of light in transit
Czech rudý posuv
- rudý posuvincrease in wavelength of light in transit
Danish rødforskydning
- rødforskydningincrease in wavelength of light in transit
Dutch roodverschuiving
- roodverschuivingincrease in wavelength of light in transit
Esperanto ruĝenŝoviĝo
- ruĝenŝoviĝoincrease in wavelength of light in transit
Estonian punanihe
- punaniheincrease in wavelength of light in transit
Finnish punasiirtymä
- punasiirtymäincrease in wavelength of light in transit
French décalage vers le rouge
- décalage vers le rougeincrease in wavelength of light in transit
German Rotverschiebung
- Rotverschiebungincrease in wavelength of light in transit
Hebrew היסט לאדום
- היסט לאדוםincrease in wavelength of light in transit
Hungarian vöröseltolódás
- vöröseltolódásincrease in wavelength of light in transit
Icelandic rauðvik
- rauðvikincrease in wavelength of light in transit
Indonesian pergeseran merah
- pergeseran merahincrease in wavelength of light in transit
Irish deargaistriú
- deargaistriúincrease in wavelength of light in transit
Italian spostamento verso il rosso
- spostamento verso il rossoincrease in wavelength of light in transit
Japanese 赤方偏移
- 赤方偏移 (sekihō hen'i)increase in wavelength of light in transit
Polish przesunięcie ku czerwieni
- przesunięcie ku czerwieniincrease in wavelength of light in transit
Portuguese desvio para o vermelho
- desvio para o vermelhoincrease in wavelength of light in transit
Russian кра́сное смеще́ние
- кра́сное смеще́ние (krásnoje smeščénije)increase in wavelength of light in transit
Slovak červený posun
- červený posunincrease in wavelength of light in transit
Spanish corrimiento al rojo, desplazamiento al rojo
- corrimiento al rojoincrease in wavelength of light in transit
- desplazamiento al rojoincrease in wavelength of light in transit
- (equiv. to intransitive) correrse al rojoto increase wavelength of light in transit
- desplazarse al rojoto increase wavelength of light in transit
- correr al rojoto increase wavelength of light in transit
- desplazar al rojoto increase wavelength of light in transit
Swedish rödförskjutning
- rödförskjutningincrease in wavelength of light in transit
Turkish kırmızıya kayma
- kırmızıya kaymaincrease in wavelength of light in transit
Vietnamese dịch chuyển đỏ
- dịch chuyển đỏincrease in wavelength of light in transit
Cite this entry
redshift. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redshift
“redshift.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redshift. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redshift,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redshift.
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