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blueshifts

blueshifts is the plural of blueshift.

Meaning of blueshift

Noun

blueshift (countable and uncountable, plural blueshifts)

  1. (relativity) A decrease in the wavelength of a photon or of light while in transit, corresponding to a higher frequency and a shift toward the blue end of the electromagnetic spectrum.
    Antonyms:
    redshift

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Questions about blueshifts

What is blueshifts the plural of?
Blueshifts is the plural of blueshift.

Words near blueshifts in the dictionary

  1. blueshead
  2. bluesheads
  3. blueshift
  4. blueshifted
  5. blueshifting
  6. blueshifts
  7. Blueshirt
  8. Blueshirts
  9. blueside
  10. blueside darter
  11. blueside wrasse

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