Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doppler effect

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: doppler -ef-fect
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The apparent change in frequency or wavelength of a wave that is perceived by an observer moving relative to the source of the waves.

Example Sentences

"Along the street, a delivery van’s pop music approaches and recedes with a faint Doppler effect, the cheerless band lifting and dipping a microtone."

Etymology

From Christian Andreas Doppler, the scientist who first proposed this effect.

Inflected Forms

Doppler effects (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

blueshifted redshifted

Synonyms

Doppler shift

Questions

What does doppler effect mean?: The apparent change in frequency or wavelength of a wave that is perceived by an observer moving relative to the source of the waves.
Where does doppler effect come from?: From Christian Andreas Doppler, the scientist who first proposed this effect.

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