gravitational redshift: Meaning and Definition of

gravita'tional red'shift

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— Physics, Astron. Physics,Astron.
  1. (in general relativity) the shift toward longer wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source in a gravitational field, esp. at the surface of a massive star. Cf. redshift.
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