Meaning Of The Word Blueshift
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blueshift in American English
the shift of spectral lines toward the shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies at the blue end of the spectrum of a luminous celestial body, indicating that the light source is moving rapidly toward the observer noun: a shift toward shorter wavelengths of the spectral lines of a celestial object, caused by the motion of the object toward the observer blueshift in British English noun: a shift in the spectral lines of a stellar spectrum towards the blue end of the visible region relative to the wavelengths of these lines in the terrestrial spectrum: a result of the Doppler effect caused by stars approaching the solar system |
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