NOUN
- (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
How To Use red shift In A Sentence
- Does a red shift really mean an expanding universe?
- For my granddaughter's (5 girls so far) I'm going to make Practically Perfect's gathered shift in pastel eyelet (lined of course.) Beach Scenes
- This effect is known as the gravitational red shift.
- Most cosmologists - with the interesting exception of Hubble himself - came to the immediate conclusion that the red shift could only mean that the universe was expanding.
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- Quasars have red shifts ranging up to 4.5, making them the most distant distinct sources so far detected.
- First Responders, she explained, worked rostered shifts but said more were needed to provide 24-hour cover seven days a week.
- This red shift should result in different relative emissions at different wavelengths.
- Red Shift's tour of The Third Man was launched as part of a nationwide programme of events marking the centenary of acclaimed author Graham Greene.
- The signals section was a 24 hours per day operation and we were required to work an 8 hour rostered shift.