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blueshift

blue·shift [ bl shìft ] (plural blue·shifts)


noun 
Definition:
 
wavelength displacement indicating decreasing distance: a displacement in the wavelengths of spectral lines toward the blue end of the visible spectrum, indicating that the radiation source and observer are approaching each other.
See also  Doppler effect


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