adjective
- having undergone redshift; shifted toward longer, redder wavelengths of light
Usage: astronomy; physics
Examples
- The distant galaxy appears redshifted due to the expansion of the universe.
- Astronomers observed redshifted light from the quasar.
- The redshifted spectrum indicated the star was moving away from Earth.
- Scientists measured the redshifted hydrogen lines in the nebula.
- The redshifted radiation provided evidence for cosmic expansion.
- Highly redshifted objects are among the most distant in the universe.