gravitational redshift

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noun Physics, Astronomy.

(in general relativity) the shift toward longer wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source in a gravitational field, especially at the surface of a massive star.

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Words nearby gravitational redshift

gravitational force, gravitational interaction, gravitational lens, gravitational mass, gravitational radius, gravitational redshift, gravitational wave, gravitative, gravitino, graviton, gravitropism

How to use gravitational redshift in a sentence

Although Kolkowitz’s team didn’t yet measure gravitational redshift, the setup could be used for that in the future.
An atomic clock measured how general relativity warps time across a millimeter|Emily Conover|October 18, 2021|Science News
Something fascinating is going on in the gravitational dance of galaxies, from watching the slow twirls of the dancers.
The Black Hole Tango|Matthew R. Francis|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The planet is deep in the gravitational well of a black hole, and the black hole would surely have very high tidal forces.
Neil deGrasse Tyson Breaks Down ‘Interstellar’: Black Holes, Time Dilations, and Massive Waves|Marlow Stern|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the probes map the gravitational field along North-South line, which makes the data look stripy.
Glaciers Lose 204 Billion Tons of Ice in Three Years|Matthew R. Francis|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

First, their simulations fail after the gravitational collapse stops, so they cannot show what replaces a black hole.
Black Holes Exist. So Does Bad Science|Matthew R. Francis|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the new paper, Laniakea is defined by a gravitational boundary.
Laniakea: The Milky Way’s Place in the Heavens|Matthew R. Francis|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
According to Boyle, a non-luminous and non-reflecting asteroid has crashed into the earth's gravitational field.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931|Various
The mechanism neutralized gravitational pull—objects could float!
Restricted Tool|Malcolm B. Morehart
As the intensity of the gravitational field decreased, the velocity of the ship increased—not linearly, but logarithmically.
Unwise Child|Gordon Randall Garrett
"To move around near a heavy mass—in the presence of a strong gravitational field," Arcot said.
Islands of Space|John W Campbell
We simply haven't got fuel enough to break loose from this star's gravitational hold, vast as the energy of matter is.
Islands of Space|John W Campbell