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DOPPLER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Austrian physicist famous for his discovery of the Doppler effect (1803-1853)
Synonyms:
Christian Johann Doppler; Doppler
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb Doppler
Sense 2
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb doppler
Context examples:
From very early on, the Doppler measurements for Teegarden’s Star showed the presence of at least two signals, now identified as the two new exoplanets called Teegarden b and c. In order to ensure the detection was reliable, with a new instrument, over 200 measurements needed to be made.
(Researchers find two new planets with masses similar to Earth’s near a small neighbouring star, University of Granada)
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