"Doppler effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Doppler effects [plural]
Etymology: From Johann Christian Andreas Doppler, the scientist who first proposed this effect. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Doppler effect (plural Doppler effects)
  1. The apparent change in frequency or wavelength of a wave that is perceived by an observer moving relative to the source of the waves. Wikipedia link: Doppler effect Categories (topical): Astronomy, Physics, Relativity Synonyms: Doppler shift Related terms: blueshifted, redshifted Translations (change in frequency or wavelength): Доплеров ефект (Doplerov efekt) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 多普勒效應 (Chinese Mandarin), 多普勒效应 (Duōpǔlè xiàoyìng) (Chinese Mandarin), dopplereffect [neuter] (Dutch), Doppleri efekt (Estonian), Doppler-ilmiö (Finnish), effet Doppler [masculine] (French), Dopplereffekt [masculine] (German), Doppler-Effekt [masculine] (German), iarmhairt Doppler [feminine] (Irish), effetto doppler (Italian), ドップラー効果 (doppurā kōka) (alt: ドップラーこうか) (Japanese), Доплеров ефект (Doplerov efekt) [masculine] (Macedonian), efekt Dopplera [masculine] (Polish), efeito Doppler [masculine] (Portuguese), efectul Doppler [neuter] (Romanian), эффе́кт До́плера (effékt Dóplera) [masculine] (Russian), efecto Doppler [masculine] (Spanish), dopplereffekt [common-gender] (Swedish), bisang Doppler (Tagalog), Doppler etkisi (Turkish), Doppler kayması (Turkish), hiệu ứng Doppler (Vietnamese)

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