Blue Shift Definition

noun
A decrease in the wavelength of radiation emitted by an approaching celestial body as a consequence of the Doppler effect.
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Origin of Blue Shift

  • From the fact that the shorter wavelengths of light are at the blue end of the visible spectrum

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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