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redshifted

American

[red-shif-tid] / ˈrɛdˌʃɪf tɪd /

Or red-shifted

adjective

(of radiation) having undergone a redshift.

Etymology

Origin of redshifted

First recorded in 1960–65; redshift + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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It had the same telltale signature, and was even more redshifted, meaning it was even farther away.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2022

The Carina nebula is within our home galaxy, so it’s not far away enough to get redshifted.

From Slate • Jul. 15, 2022

Specifically, the team pivoted to look at ultraviolet light to find the redshifted chemical signatures.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2020

In general, the farther away a cosmic object is from us on Earth, the more redshifted its light will be.

From Scientific American • Dec. 22, 2020

If a star is moving away, the opposite happens; the light is stretched out and redshifted.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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