Doppler

adjective

Dopp·​ler ˈdä-plər 

: of, relating to, being, or utilizing a shift in frequency in accordance with the Doppler effect

also : of or relating to Doppler radar

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing Doppler

• Doppler effect
• Doppler radar

Medical Definition

Doppler

adjective

Dopp·​ler ˈdäp-lər 

1

: of, relating to, or utilizing a shift in frequency in accordance with the Doppler effect

2

: of, relating to, using, or produced by Doppler ultrasound

a Doppler examination

Doppler images

Biographical Definition

Doppler

biographical name

Dopp·​ler ˈdä-plər 

Christian Johann 1803–1853 Austrian physicist