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Redshift
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the shift of light waves towards longer wavelengths, indicating the motion of an object away from the observer, commonly observed in the spectra of distant celestial bodies
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Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
singular
not gender specific
Plural form
redshifts
Examples
Astronomers use redshift measurements to determine the velocity and distance of galaxies in the universe.
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