Doppler effect

English

Etymology

From Johann Christian Andreas Doppler, the scientist who first proposed this effect.

Noun

Doppler effect (plural Doppler effects)

1. The apparent change in frequency or wavelength of a wave that is perceived by an observer moving relative to the source of the waves.

Synonyms

• Doppler shift

Translations

change in frequency or wavelength

• Bulgarian: Доплеров ефект m (Doplerov efekt)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 多普勒效應／多普勒效应 (zh) (Duōpǔlè xiàoyìng), 多普勒效应 (zh) (Duōpǔlè xiàoyìng)

• Dutch: dopplereffect (nl) n
• Estonian: Doppleri efekt
• Finnish: Doppler-ilmiö
• German: Dopplereffekt (de) m, Doppler-Effekt (de) m
• Italian: effetto doppler
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: ドップラー効果 (ドップラーこうか, doppurā kōka)
• Macedonian: Доплеров ефект m (Doplerov efekt)
• Polish: efekt Dopplera m
• Portuguese: efeito Doppler m
• Russian: эффе́кт До́плера m (effékt Dóplera)
• Spanish: efecto Doppler m
• Swedish: dopplereffekt (sv) c
• Tagalog: bisang Doppler
• Vietnamese: hiệu ứng Doppler

See also

• blueshifted
• redshifted