Redshifted

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  • adj. (of light and other radiation) Increased in wavelength as a consequence of redshift
    • Word Usage
    "Infrared astronomy is traditionally described as focusing on the "old, cold and dusty" - that is, the redshifted light from ancient galaxies on the edge of the observable universe, cool objects such as brown dwarfs that shine only in infrared wavelengths, and infant stars and planets still wrapped in shrouds of dust. launched last May, is the most sensitive far-infrared telescope in operation."
    Cross Reference
    Doppler effect    blueshifted   
     
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