Doppler

American  

[dop-ler] / ˈdɒp lər /

noun

1. Christian Johann, 1803–53, Austrian physicist: discovered the Doppler effect.

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Doppler Scientific  

/ dŏp′lər /

1. Austrian physicist and astronomer who in 1842 explained the effect, now named for him, of variations in the frequency of waves as a result of the relative motion of the wave source with respect to the observer.

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Doppler

Soon afterward, Doppler weather radar at Newark Airport briefly detected an elongated cloud of falling pebbles extending from Staten Island into New Jersey.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

Doctors and nurses with Doppler machines and ultrasounds kept showing up, forcing them to hear the heartbeat and see the movement of a tiny body.

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

A system called Trackman uses in-stadium, two-directional Doppler radar and synchronized high-speed cameras to quantify everything from a ball’s rotation and velocity to location.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

“At 8:53 a.m. Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area,” an alert warned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2025

The only way to clock the speed of a galaxy is by using the Doppler effect—the same principle used in state troopers’ radar guns.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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