blueshifted
/ˈbluːʃɪftɪd/
adjective
- Describing light or an object whose light has been shifted toward the blue end of the spectrum, usually because it is moving toward the observer.
- Scientists detected a blueshifted signal from the fast-moving spacecraft.
- The galaxy's blueshifted spectrum showed it was getting closer.
- The blueshifted light from the star indicated it was approaching us.
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