blueshift

noun

blue·shift ˈblü-ˈshift

: the displacement of the spectrum of an approaching celestial body toward shorter wavelengths

blueshifted

ˈblü-ˈshif-təd

adjective

Examples of blueshift in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Astronomers first studied faraway star surfaces by looking at the redshift or blueshift of light coming from the stars, a technique called Doppler imaging that reveals movement on the stars' surfaces. —

Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 1 Feb. 2018

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