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gravitational redshift
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gravitational redshift [‚grav·ə′tā·shən·əl ′red ‚shift]
(relativity)
A displacement of spectral lines toward the red when the gravitational potential at the observer of the light is greater than at its source.
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One might characterize at least part of the effect as due to a larger and larger gravitational red shift, or decrease in W-wave frequencies, as the plant part's angle decreases with respect to the gravitational field.
Gravity as a wave phenomenon by Wagner, O.E. / Frontier Perspectives
 
 
 
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