"Doppler radar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Doppler radars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Doppler radar (countable and uncountable, plural Doppler radars)
  1. (chiefly meteorology) A radar system using the Doppler effect to measure the radial velocity of detected objects, allowing moving objects (such as airplanes, precipitation, missiles, etc.) to be distinguished from stationary ones and classified by magnitude and direction of their velocity towards or away from the radar site. Wikipedia link: Doppler radar Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Meteorology
    Sense id: en-Doppler_radar-en-noun-PyDYmopr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Radar Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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