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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. physics
  3. physical phenomena
  4. Doppler effect

Preferred term

Doppler effect

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The change in frequency with which energy reaches a receiver when the receiver and the energy source are in motion relative to each other.

    Source: NASA Thesaurus

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • Doppler-Fizeau effect
  • Doppler shift
  • micro-Doppler effect

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/235369

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