blueshift

English

Etymology

blue +‎ shift

Pronunciation

• enPR: blo͞o'shĭft, IPA^(key): /ˈbluːˌʃɪft/

Noun

blueshift (plural blueshifts)

1. (physics) A change in the wavelength of light, in which the wavelength is shorter than when it was emitted at the source.

Antonyms

• redshift

Translations

change in wavelength

• Bulgarian: синьо отместване n (sinjo otmestvane)
• Dutch: blauwverschuiving f
• Finnish: sinisiirtymä (fi)
• German: Blauverschiebung (de) f
• Macedonian: сино поместување n (sino pomestuvanje)
• Russian: голубо́е смеще́ние n (golubóje smeščénije)
• Turkish: maviye kayma

See also

• Doppler effect