BLUESHIFT


Meaning of BLUESHIFT in English

/blooh"shift'/ , n. Astron.

a shift toward shorter wavelengths of the spectral lines of a celestial object, caused by the motion of the object toward the observer.

Also, blue shift .

[ 1950-55; BLUE + SHIFT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .