Doppler effect en · NOUN
Etymology
From Christian Andreas Doppler, the scientist who first proposed this effect.
Meanings
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The apparent change in frequency or wavelength of a wave that is perceived by an observer moving relative to the source of the waves.
Along the street, a delivery van’s pop music approaches and recedes with a faint Doppler effect, the cheerless band lifting and dipping a microtone.
2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 85:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doppler effects | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (24)
fr effet Doppler (change in frequency or wavelength) · tr Doppler etkisi (change in frequency or wavelength) · tr Doppler kayması (change in frequency or wavelength) · es efecto Doppler (change in frequency or wavelength) · de Dopplereffekt (change in frequency or wavelength) · it effetto doppler (change in frequency or wavelength) · bg Доплеров ефект (change in frequency or wavelength) · mk Доплеров ефект (change in frequency or wavelength) · ga iarmhairt Doppler (change in frequency or wavelength) · ja ドップラー効果 (change in frequency or wavelength) · nl dopplereffect (change in frequency or wavelength) · et Doppleri efekt (change in frequency or wavelength) · kw effeyth Doppler (change in frequency or wavelength) · vi hiệu ứng Doppler (change in frequency or wavelength) · hi डॉप्लर प्रभाव (change in frequency or wavelength) · pl efekt Dopplera (change in frequency or wavelength) · cmn 多普勒效應 /多普勒效应 (change in frequency or wavelength) · fi Doppler-ilmiö (change in frequency or wavelength) · de Doppler-Effekt (change in frequency or wavelength) · ru эффе́кт До́плера (change in frequency or wavelength) · ro efectul Doppler (change in frequency or wavelength) · pt efeito Doppler (change in frequency or wavelength) · tl bisang Doppler (change in frequency or wavelength) · sv dopplereffekt (change in frequency or wavelength)