Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DOPPLERITE

Dop "pler *ite, n. Etym: [Named after the physicist and mathematician Christian Doppler. ] (Min. )

 

Defn: A brownish black native hydrocarbon occurring in elastic or jellylike masses.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Doppler, Johann Christian

Dop pler, Johann Christian |ˈdäplər ˈdɑplər | (1803 –53 ), Austrian physicist. In 1842, he discovered what is now known as the Doppler effect.

 

Doppler broadening

Dop pler broad en ing ▶noun Physics the broadening of spectral lines as a result of the different velocities of the emitting atoms giving rise to different Doppler shifts.

 

Doppler effect

Dop pler ef fect |ˈdɑplər əˌfɛkt | ▶noun Physics an increase (or decrease ) in the frequency of sound, light, or other waves as the source and observer move toward (or away from ) each other. The effect causes the sudden change in pitch noticeable in a passing siren, as well as the redshift seen by astronomers.

 

Doppler radar

Dop pler ra dar ▶noun Meteorology a radar tracking system using the Doppler effect to determine the location and velocity of a storm, clouds, precipitation, etc.

 

Doppler shift

Dop pler shift |ˈdɑplər ʃɪft | ▶noun Physics a change in frequency due to the Doppler effect.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Doppler, Johann Christian

Doppler, Johann Christian |ˈdɒplə | (1803 –53 ), Austrian physicist, famous for his discovery, in 1842, of what is now known as the Doppler effect.

 

Doppler broadening

Dop |pler broad ¦en |ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] Physics the broadening of spectral lines as a result of the different velocities of the emitting atoms giving rise to different Doppler shifts.

 

Doppler effect

Dop |pler ef ¦fect |ˈdɒplərɪfɛkt | ▶noun Physics an increase (or decrease ) in the frequency of sound, light, or other waves as the source and observer move towards (or away from ) each other. The effect causes the sudden change in pitch noticeable in a passing siren, as well as the red shift seen by astronomers.

 

Doppler radar

Dop pler ra dar ▶noun Meteorology a radar tracking system using the Doppler effect to determine the location and velocity of a storm, clouds, precipitation, etc.

 

Doppler shift

Dop |pler shift ▶noun Physics a change in frequency due to the Doppler effect.

 

Duden Dictionary

Doppler

Dopp ler Substantiv, maskulin süddeutsch, österreichisch , der |D o ppler |der Doppler; Genitiv: des Dopplers, Plural: die Doppler zu doppeln 2 1 erneuerte Schuhsohle 2 Zweiliterflasche

 

Dopplereffekt

Dopp ler ef fekt, Dopp ler-Ef fekt Substantiv, maskulin Physik , der Doppler-Effekt |D o pplereffekt D o ppler-Effekt |ohne Plural ohne Plural nach dem österreichischen Physiker und Mathematiker Chr. Doppler (1803 –1853 )Frequenzänderung je nach der abnehmenden oder zunehmenden Entfernung eines Erzeugers von Schall- oder Lichtwellen

 

Spanish Dictionary

Doppler

Doppler VÉASE efecto Doppler .