Definitions for redshift

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redshift red·shift

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IPA: /ˈrɛdˌʃɪft/

Redshift is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 339 anagrams from letters in redshift (defhirst).

Definitions for redshift

noun

1. a shift toward longer wavelengths of the spectral lines emitted by a celestial object that is caused by the object moving away from the earth.

Origin of redshift

First recorded in 1920-25; red¹ + shift