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redshifted

American  
[red-shif-tid] / ˈrɛdˌʃɪf tɪd /
Or red-shifted

adjective

  1. (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 seemed that these redshifted galaxies were all moving away from the Milky Way.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2022

But many galaxies in the deep field image are far away enough that the light they emit does get redshifted, leaving scientists to translate it back into a form that our eyes can understand.

From Slate • Jul. 15, 2022

“We looked at ultraviolet light specifically, as that is the area of the electromagnetic spectrum we expected to find the redshifted chemical signatures,” Kashikawa said.

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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