doppler

About 3.40 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Ellipsis of Doppler ultrasonography: Any of various types of ultrasonography that use the Doppler effect; especially, medical versions thereof.

   Hypomotility was visible on doppler.

2. noun Ellipsis of Doppler radar.

   An incipient storm cell was visible on doppler.

3. noun Ellipsis of Doppler sonar.

   A school of herring was visible on doppler.

4. verb To travel while emitting a sound that changes pitch due to the Doppler effect.

   The race car dopplered past.

Similar words

transcranial echo velocimetry fizeau frequency shift doppler effect doppler shift phase shift redshift blueshift

Often followed by

effect shift ultrasound frequency radar echocardiography shifts imaging broadening flow

Word family

Christian Doppler Christian Johann Doppler Doppler