Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doppler radar

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: doppler radar
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Onboard Doppler radar can warn pilots about wet microbursts by detecting the associated column of rapidly-descending rain."

Usage

Inflected Forms

Doppler radars (plural)

Synonyms

doppler

Questions

What does doppler radar mean?: 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.

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