释义 |
Einstein shift in British Englishnoun astronomy a small displacement towards the red in the spectra, caused by the interaction between the radiation and the gravitational field of a massive body, such as the sun Einstein shift in American Englishnoun Physics & Astronomy formerly, gravitational redshift Word origin [1930–35 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boondoggle, cloverleaf, hypercorrection, technical foul, video |