Definition of Doppler

1. Noun. Austrian physicist famous for his discovery of the Doppler effect (1803-1853).

Exact synonyms: Christian Johann Doppler
Generic synonyms: Physicist

Definition of Doppler

1. Proper noun. A surname of German derivation ¹

2. Proper noun. Christian Doppler, Austrian mathematician and physicist ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Doppler

1. The use of an augmented listening device for the purpose of detecting the pulse in an extremity. Use in the evaluation of peripheral (occlusive) vascular disease. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Doppler

doplic
dopped
doppelbock
doppelbocks
doppelganger
doppelgangers
doppelzentner
dopper
doppers
doppie
doppies
dopping
doppings
doppio
doppleganger
doppler
doppler broadening
doppler effect
doppler shift
dopplerite
dopplerites
dops
dopy
doquet
doquets
dor
dorad
dorado
dorados
dorads

Literary usage of Doppler

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Galileo, the Tour Guide: A Summary of the Mission to Date edited by Jean H. Aichele (1997)
"The Doppler wind experiment (DWE) measured the winds in the atmosphere of ... An analysis of the Doppler effect on the probe radio signal can tell us about ..."

2. Precision Spectroscopy, Diode Lasers, and Optical Frequency Measuredited by Leo Hollberg edited by Leo Hollberg (2000)
"These and other sub-Doppler frequency measurements in different spectral regions give improved frequencies for a number of OCS bands. ..."

3. The Atom by Albert Cushing Crehore (1920)
"This change will of necessity make a difference in the value of the Doppler factor. At the present time it is not possible to say what it will become, ..."

4. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1906)
"The example which is perhaps most frequently cited as an illustration of the Doppler effect is the change of pitch of a locomotive bell or whistle or of a ..."

5. An Introduction to Astronomy by Forest Ray Moulton (1906)
"The Doppler-Fizeau Principle. — In 1843 Doppler discussed the effects on the colors of double stars of the components of their motions in the line to the ..."

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