Definition
The change in frequency or wavelength of waves from a source as observed by someone moving relative to that source. In astronomy, this causes light from objects moving toward us to appear bluer (higher frequency) and light from objects moving away to appear redder (lower frequency).
Etymology
Named after Austrian physicist Christian Doppler who described the phenomenon in 1842. Originally applied to sound waves, it was later extended to light waves and became crucial for understanding stellar motion and cosmic expansion.
Kelly Says
The Doppler effect is why ambulance sirens change pitch as they pass you, but in space it reveals the universe's greatest secret - that everything is rushing away from us! This simple wave phenomenon lets astronomers measure the speed of distant galaxies and even detect planets orbiting other stars.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ዶፕላር ምሳሌ
do-plar mis-a-le
ARالعربية
تأثير دوبر
ta'athur doppler
BNবাংলা
ডপলার প্রভাব
doplar pro-bhaab
CACatalà
efecte Doppler
eh-fek-teh DOH-pler
CSČeština
Dopplerův efekt
DOH-pler-uv eh-fekt
DADansk
Dopplereffekten
DOH-pler-ehk-ten
DEDeutsch
Doppler-Effekt
DOH-pler eh-fekt
ELΕλληνικά
Αποτέλεσμα Doppler
a-po-te-le-sma DOH-pler
ESEspañol
efecto Doppler
eh-fek-toh DOH-pler
FAفارسی
تأثیر دوپلر
ta'athar dopler
FISuomi
Doppler-ilmiö
DOH-pler il-mee-o
FRFrançais
effet Doppler
eh-feh DOH-pler
GUGU
ડોપ્લર અસર
dop-ler asar
HAHA
doppler effect
doppler eh-fekt
HEעברית
השפעת דופלר
hash-pa-at do-pler
HIहिन्दी
डॉपलर प्रभाव
dopler prabhaav
HUMagyar
Doppler-hatás
DOH-pler ha-tas
IDBahasa Indonesia
efek Doppler
eh-fek DOH-pler
IGIG
efeke Doppler
eh-fe-ke DOH-pler
ITItaliano
effetto Doppler
eh-fek-toh DOH-pler
JA日本語
ドップラー効果
dopura-kōka
KKKK
Доплер эффекті
Dopler eh-fek-ti
KMKM
បរិणाम Doppler
ba-ri-na-am DOH-pler
KO한국어
도플러 효과
doppleo hyeogwa
MRMR
डॉप्लर परिणाम
dopler pari-naam
MSBahasa Melayu
kesan Doppler
kesan DOH-pler
MYမြန်မာ
ဒေါပလာ အရင်း
da-pa-la a-rin
NLNederlands
Doppler-effect
DOH-pler eh-fekt
NONorsk
Dopplereffekten
DOH-pler-ehk-ten
PAPA
ਡਾਪਲਰ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ
daaplar prabhaav
PLPolski
efekt Dopplera
eh-fekt DOH-pler-a
PTPortuguês
efeito Doppler
eh-feh-i-toh DOH-pler
RORomână
efectul Doppler
eh-fek-tul DOH-pler
RUРусский
эффект Доплера
effektivt DOP-ler-a
SVSvenska
Dopplereffekten
DOH-pler-ehk-ten
SWKiswahili
athari Doppler
a-tha-ri DOH-pler
TAதமிழ்
டோப்ளர் விளைவு
toppler vilaivu
TEతెలుగు
డోప్లర్ ప్రభావం
doplar prabhavam
THไทย
เอฟเฟกต์ โดปเปลर
eh-fek-et DOP-pler
TLTL
epekto Doppler
eh-pek-toh DOH-pler
TRTürkçe
Doppler etkisi
DOH-pler et-ki-si
UKУкраїнська
доплерів ефект
do-ple-riv eh-fekt
URاردو
ڈاپلر اثر
dopler eh-thar
VITiếng Việt
hiệu ứng Doppler
hEE-uong DOH-pler
YOYO
ẹfẹ́kọ̀ Doppler
eh-feh-koh DOH-pler
ZH中文
多普勒效应
duōpūlè xiàoyìng
ZUZU
isilwa sokulo Doppler
ee-sihl-wa soh-koo-loh DOH-pler