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1. (n.) Doppler effect
a phenomenon characterized by a change
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Etymology: (1900–05; after C. J. Doppler (1803–53), Austrian physicist)

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1. (noun) Doppler effect, Doppler shift
change in the apparent frequency of a wave as observer and source move toward or away from each other

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U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. doppler effect
Changes in the observed frequency of waves (as sound, light, or radio waves) due to the relative motion of source and observer. The effect was named for the 19th century Austrian physicist Johann Christian Doppler.

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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. doppler effect
The phenomenon evidenced by the change in the observed frequency of a sound or radio wave caused by a time rate of change in the effective length of the path of travel between the source and the point of observation.

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