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Meaning of "redshift" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF REDSHIFT

ˈredˌʃɪft


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REDSHIFT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Redshift is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REDSHIFT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Redshift

In physics, redshift happens when light or other electromagnetic radiation from an object is increased in wavelength, or shifted to the red end of the spectrum. In general, whether or not the radiation is within the visible spectrum, "redder" means an increase in wavelength – equivalent to a lower frequency and a lower photon energy, in accordance with, respectively, the wave and quantum theories of light. Some redshifts are an example of the Doppler effect, familiar in the change in the apparent pitches of sirens and frequency of the sound waves emitted by speeding vehicles. A redshift occurs whenever a light source moves away from an observer. Another kind of redshift is Cosmological redshift, which is due to the expansion of the universe, and sufficiently distant light sources show redshift corresponding to the rate of increase in their distance from Earth. Finally, gravitational redshifts are a relativistic effect observed in electromagnetic radiation moving out of gravitational fields.

Definition of redshift in the English dictionary

The definition of redshift in the dictionary is a shift in the lines of the spectrum of an astronomical object towards a longer wavelength, relative to the wavelength of these lines in the terrestrial spectrum, usually as a result of the Doppler effect caused by the recession of the object Compare: blueshift.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REDSHIFT

blueshift · downshift · frameshift · gearshift · kerchiefed · loanshift · makeshift · manshift · rankshift · shift · unshift · upshift

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REDSHIFT

redressive · redressor · redrew · redrill · redrive · redroot · redruthite · redry · redshank · redshare · redshirt · redshort · redskin · redstart · redstreak · redtail · redub · reduce · reduced · reduced circumstances

WORDS THAT END LIKE REDSHIFT

back shift · consonant shift · day shift · Doppler shift · Einstein shift · function shift · graveyard shift · Great Vowel Shift · Lamb shift · night shift · paradigm shift · scene shift · sound shift · split shift · stick shift · swing shift · vowel shift · whift

Synonyms and antonyms of redshift in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «redshift» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REDSHIFT

Find out the translation of redshift to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of redshift from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «redshift» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

红移
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

redshift
570 millions of speakers
en

English

redshift
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

रेडशिफ़्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الانزياح نحو الأحمر
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

красное смещение
278 millions of speakers
pt

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redshift
270 millions of speakers
bn

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redshift
260 millions of speakers
fr

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redshift
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Redshift
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Rotverschiebung
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

赤方偏移
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

적색 편이
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Redshift
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dịch chuyển đỏ
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

சிவப்புநகர்வு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

रेडशिफ्ट
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kırmızıya kayma
70 millions of speakers
it

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redshift
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Przesunięcie ku czerwieni
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

червоне зміщення
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

deplasare spre roșu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μετατόπιση προς το ερυθρό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rooi verschuiving
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rödförskjutning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rødforskyvning
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about redshift

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REDSHIFT»

Discover the use of redshift in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to redshift and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Getting Started with Amazon Redshift
Learn to load, manage, and query data on Redshift.This book is for CIOs, enterprise architects, developers, and anyone else who needs to get familiar with RedShift.
Stefan Bauer, 2013
2
Redshift: Extreme Visions of Speculative Fiction
A revolutionary anthology of remarkable works of speculative fiction encompasses contributions by Ursula K. Le Guin, Joyce Carol Oates, Larry Niven, Harry Turtledove, Gregory Benford, Michael Moorcook, Joe Haldeman, Stephen Baxter, ...
Al Sarrantonio, 2002
3
Redshift Rendezvous
The murder of a passenger aboard the hyperspace liner Redshift leads to a crisis in which a desperate group of people tries to use the spacecraft for evil purposes - with first officer Jason Kraft the only person in their way.
John E. Stith, 2001
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Redshift
They influence virtually all aspects of astronomy and even underpin the "Big Bang" theory of the creation of the universe. This book details the types of redshift and explains their myriad of uses.
Stuart G. Clark, 1997
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High-Redshift Galaxies: Light from the Early Universe
This book provides a comprehensive account of the scientific results on high-redshift galaxies accumulated during the past ten years.
Immo Appenzeller, 2009
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Galaxies at High Redshift
Lectures of the XI Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics written by experts in the field.
I. Pérez-Fournon, 2003
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Lyman Alpha Emitting Galaxies at High Redshift
As such, this work provides one account of the manner by which observational cosmology has recently shifted from merely marveling at the incredible lookback times implied by the first few high-redshift detections, to the routine assembly of ...
Steven Arthur Dawson, 2005
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The Redshift Astronomy Workbook
Written by Bill O. Walker, late of Tyler Junior College, this is the ideal exploration companion. This comprehensive workbook, lab manual, and field guide is complete in 34 sections and five appendices.
‎2004
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A Multi-Wavelength Census of Star Formation at Redshift Z~2
We examine the census of star-forming galaxies and their extinction properties at redshift z~2, when a large fraction of the stellar mass in the universe formed.
Naveen Reddy, 2006
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Galaxy Interactions at Low and High Redshift: Proceedings of ...
Proceedings of the 186th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held at Kyoto, Japan, 26-30 August 1997
J. E. BARNES (Ed), D.B. Sanders, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REDSHIFT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term redshift is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cristiano Ronaldo gets the star treatment — literally
The galaxy's full name, however, isn't Cristiano Ronaldo, but COSMOS Redshift 7. The name reflects where the galaxy was measured to exist in a terms of ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
2
Amazon buys Amiato, a startup that built a cloud data warehouse …
But a couple of months before Amiato was set to launch, Amazon announced Redshift, which was “exactly” what Amiato had built, Stamos Venios, cofounder of ... «VentureBeat, Apr 15»
3
Pentaho adds Amazon Redshift, Cloudera Impala to stable of data …
Pentaho's software includes a dedicated integration layer for connections to third-party systems. Redshift and Impala were previously supported through SQL ... «SiliconANGLE, Feb 15»
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Watch Alta RedShift perform on the track, pose for our camera
If you've read our post about the newly revealed RedShift from newly renamed Alta Motors, you might have gotten the sense that some of us here at ... «Autoblog, Oct 14»
5
RedShift electric motocross race bikes will be ready to roll in 2015
BRD Motorcycles originally opened pre-orders for the RedShift electric motorcycles back in 2011, and it's almost time for them to hit the streets. A lot has ... «Engadget, Oct 14»
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BRD rebrands as Alta Motors, reveals new RedShift electric …
Alta Motors RedShift SM Ever since we visited the startup this past summer, we've been anxiously awaiting the moment when we could tell you about these ... «Autoblog, Oct 14»
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Attunity to Offer Free Trial of Attunity CloudBeam for Amazon …
Attunity CloudBeam for Redshift affords us the flexibility to change the ... For customers looking to trial Amazon Redshift, or go live in production, Attunity ... «MarketWatch, Jul 14»
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What Are Redshift and Blueshift?
Redshift and blueshift describe how light changes as objects in space (such as stars or galaxies) move closer or farther away from us. The concept is key to ... «Space.com, May 14»
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It's the little things that matter in Amazon Redshift upgrade
Amazon Web Services has increased the number of simultaneous queries its hosted data warehouse Redshift can handle, improving performance in cases ... «InfoWorld, Apr 14»
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The Silent Hybrid Motorcycles the Pentagon Will Use for Stealth Raids
Caption: The Logos Technologies project is based on BRD's RedShift MX, which retails for $15,000. Photo: BRD. Skip Article Header. Skip to: Start of Article. «Wired, Apr 14»
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