Examples of “redshift” in a Sentence

noun A stretching in the wavelength of light as it crosses space, shifting it toward the red end of the spectrum.

• Astronomers measured the redshift of the distant galaxy to work out how far away it was.
• A larger redshift generally points to a more distant object.
• The spectrograph recorded a small redshift in the star's light.

verb To shift, or cause light to shift, toward the red end of the spectrum as it travels through space.

• Light from a receding galaxy redshifts as it crosses the expanding universe.
• Astronomers noted how strongly the quasar's light had redshifted.