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Doppler effect Definition


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Doppler effect
Doppler shift
noun
    1. physics.
      The change in wavelength observed when the distance between a source of waves and the observer is changing, eg the sound change perceived as an aircraft passes by.
Etymology: 19c: named after the Austrian physicist Christian Doppler (1803‐53).



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