blueshift

See also: blue shift

English

Alternative forms

• blue shift

Etymology

From blue +‎ shift.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbluːˌʃɪft/ (enPR: blo͞o'shĭftˌ)
• Rhymes: -uːʃɪft
• Hyphenation: blue‧shift

Noun

blueshift (countable and uncountable, plural blueshifts)

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

   Antonym: redshift

Translations

change in wavelength of light

• 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)
• Spanish: corrimiento al azul m
• Turkish: maviye kayma

Verb

blueshift (third-person singular simple present blueshifts, present participle blueshifting, simple past and past participle blueshifted)

1. (physics: astronomy, relativity)(transitive, intransitive) (said of a photon or a beam of light) To shift toward the blue end of the electromagnetic spectrum; to change to a shorter wavelength and a higher frequency.

   Antonym: redshift

Derived terms

• blueshifted

 

See also

• Doppler effect