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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (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;
[syn: red shift, redshift]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

red shift
    n 1: (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 [syn: red shift, redshift]