blueshift

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A decrease in the wavelength of a photon or of light while in transit, corresponding to a higher frequency and a shift toward the blue end of the electromagnetic spectrum.
2. verb To shift toward the blue end of the electromagnetic spectrum while in transit; to change to a shorter wavelength and a higher frequency.

Similar words

redshift lightshift red shift gravitational redshift phaseshift blue detuning field shift fieldshift doppler broadening bandshift

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Word family

blueshifted blueshifts