doppler

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Doppler¹

  • /ˈdɒp.lə/ UK
  • /ˈdɑ.plɚ/ Atlantic Canada, US
  • /ˈdɒp.lɚ/ Canada
  • /ˈdɔp.lə/ Australia
  • [ˈdɔ̟p.lə] New Zealand

proper noun

  1. A surname from German

noun

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Doppler ultrasonography Evaluation of the hepatic veins with color Doppler may demonstrate portalization of hepatic vein with loss of the normal triphasic pattern, a flattened hepatic vein, or turbulence if the hepatic vein is compressed.

doppler²

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By ellipsis and appellativization.

noun dopplers

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis, informal Ellipsis of Doppler ultrasonography: Any of various types of ultrasonography that use the Doppler effect; especially, medical versions thereof. Hypomotility was visible on doppler.

    Similar: DUS

  2. abbreviation, ellipsis, informal Ellipsis of Doppler radar An incipient storm cell was visible on doppler.
  3. abbreviation, ellipsis, informal Ellipsis of Doppler sonar A school of herring was visible on doppler.

verb dopplers · dopplering · dopplered

  1. informal To travel while emitting a sound that changes pitch due to the Doppler effect. The race car dopplered past.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: transcranial, echo, velocimetry, fizeau, frequency shift, doppler effect, doppler shift, phase shift, redshift, blueshift, sound shift, dohner, dobler, dysinger, dopson, dorff

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@misc{doppler_2026,
  title = {doppler},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doppler},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}