| Descriptor English: | Doppler Effect | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Efecto Doppler
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Efeito Doppler | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Effet Doppler | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Doppler Shift Effect, Doppler Shift, Doppler |
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| Tree number(s): |
G01.226 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004301 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Changes in the observed frequency of waves (as sound, light, or radio waves) due to the relative motion of source and observer. The effect was named for the 19th century Austrian physicist Johann Christian Doppler. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | No qualifiers | ||||||
| Public MeSH Note: | 91; was see under PHYSICS 1975-90 |
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| History Note: | 91(75); was see under PHYSICS 1975-90 |
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| Entry Version: | DOPPLER EFF |
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| DeCS ID: | 4361 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D004301 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1974/12/12 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/03/22 |
Doppler Effect
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0006762 |
| Scope note | Changes in the observed frequency of waves (as sound, light, or radio waves) due to the relative motion of source and observer. The effect was named for the 19th century Austrian physicist Johann Christian Doppler. |
| Preferred term | Doppler Effect |
| Entry term(s) |
Doppler Shift Effect, Doppler Shift, Doppler |
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