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Red shift Moderate

Red shift has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

(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

2

Light spectra shifted towards red, as by elongation of light waves from a source moving away from the detector.

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light spectrum
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
propagation
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