blueshift

See also: blue shift

English

Redshift (top image) Blueshift (bottom image)

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 decrease in the wavelength of a photon or of light, corresponding to a higher frequency and a shift toward the blue end of the electromagnetic spectrum.

   Antonym: redshift

Translations

change in wavelength of light

• Bulgarian: синьо отместване n (sinjo otmestvane)
• Catalan: ^{(please verify)} desplaçament cap al blau m
• Dutch: blauwverschuiving f
• Finnish: sinisiirtymä (fi)
• French: décalage vers le bleu
• German: Blauverschiebung (de) f
• Italian: spostamento verso il blu
• Macedonian: сино поместување n (sino pomestuvanje)
• Portuguese: ^{(please verify)} desvio para o azul m
• Russian: голубо́е смеще́ние n (golubóje smeščénije)
• Sicilian: ^{(please verify)} spustamentu versu lu blu
• Spanish: corrimiento al azul m, desplazamiento al azul m
• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} blåförskjutning
• Turkish: maviye kayma

Verb

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

1. (physics: astronomy, relativity)(ambitransitive) (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

Translations

to change wavelength of light

• Catalan: ^{(please verify)} desplaçar cap al blau
• Italian: (transitive) ^{(please verify)} spostare verso il blu
• Portuguese: ^{(please verify)} desviar para o azul
• Spanish: (equiv. to intransitive) correrse al azul, desplazarse al azul m; (transitive) correr al azul, desplazar al azul m

See also

• Doppler effect