Doppler effect
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Doppler effect
Where it comes from
From Christian Andreas Doppler, the scientist who first proposed this effect.
noun Doppler effects
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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.
Similar: Doppler shift
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noun change in frequency or wavelength
| Español | efecto Doppler |
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| 日本語 | ドップラー効果 doppurā kōka |
| 中文 | 多普勒效應 /多普勒效应 Duōpǔlè xiàoyìng |
| हिन्दी | डॉप्लर प्रभाव ḍŏplar prabhāv |
| Português | efeito Doppler |
| Français | effet Doppler |
| Deutsch | Dopplereffekt, Doppler-Effekt |
| Italiano | effetto doppler |
| Română | efectul Doppler |
| Русский | эффе́кт До́плера effékt Dóplera |
| Tiếng Việt | hiệu ứng Doppler |
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