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Einstein shift

noun Physics, Astronomy.

formerly, gravitational redshift.

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Origin of Einstein shift

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby Einstein shift

Einstein, Albert, Einstein equation, Einsteinian, einsteinium, Einstein model, Einstein shift, Einstein's mass-energy law, Einstein's photoelectric equation, Einstein's photoelectric law, Einstein theory, Einthoven
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British Dictionary definitions for Einstein shift

Einstein shift

noun

astronomy a small displacement towards the red in the spectra, caused by the interaction between the radiation and the gravitational field of a massive body, such as the sun
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