blueshift

English

Etymology

blue +‎ shift

Pronunciation

enPR: blo͞o'shĭft, IPA^(key): /ˈbluːˌʃɪft/

Noun

blueshift (plural blueshifts)

(physics) A change in the wavelength of light, in which the wavelength is shorter than when it was emitted at the source.

Antonyms

redshift

Translations

change in wavelength

Dutch: blauwverschuiving f
Finnish: sinisiirtymä (fi)
German: Blauverschiebung (de) f

Russian: голубо́е смеще́ние n (golubóje smeščénije)
Turkish: maviye kayma

See also

Doppler effect

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