Concept information
Preferred term
doppler effect
Definition
- The effect of the relative motion of a source and receiver on a signal passing between them. When the source of an electromagnetic wave and a detector move relative to each other, the detector will record a shift (difference) in frequency when compared with the original wave. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environmental Change; Doppler effect]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/doppler_effect
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