The reddening or decrease in frequency of light from distant galaxies due to the Doppler effect, indicating that they are moving away from us. The red shift can also take place via expansion of empty space, as in the expanding universe. The opposite of blue shift.
Most galaxies are red shifted, this tells us that our universe is expanding.
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n. The political change of the United States in favor of conservatism, specifically relating to the 2004 election, with the re-election of George Bush, and the loss of John Kerry, the great gains for Republicans in the House and Senate, and the voting to ammend the constitutions of 11 states outlawing gay marriage.
Not saying it is good or bad, in fact, for me, Red Shift is a mixed blessing (damn my centrist view).
(this makes reference to the red states being pro-GOP, and the Blue, pro-Dems)
See Blue Shift
The Reagan era was a period of red shift.
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The week that your girl is on her period.
"Hey Johnny, did you get laid last night?" "Nah man, Becky is on the Red Shift this weekend."
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An overdose of viagra. Enough that your penis bulges at almost twice its normal size and almost bursts. It is called 'red-shift', as all the blood shifts into that dick. A play on the physicist term, which is the changing frequency of light.
Ah shit, I feel light-headed. 4 pills was too many. I think I'm gettin' a red-shift.
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A red-shift in the light from a star shows that the distance between us and the star is increasing. The bigger the red-shift the faster the star is moving away.
Student: "Teacher what is red shift?"
Teacher: "Red shift is the wavelength of the light that is stretched, so the light is seen as 'shifted' towards the red part of the spectrum. "