Doppler radar

noun

: a radar system that utilizes the Doppler effect for measuring velocity

Examples of Doppler radar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Technology like Doppler radar allows meteorologists to detect small, weak tornadoes that would've gone unreported in the past. Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 29 July 2024 The smaller suction vortices, as they’re sometimes called, have been documented by mobile Doppler radar packing winds of more than 300 mph. Dennis Mersereau, WIRED, 22 July 2024 What's changed since: Doppler radar is now used at airports to detect wind shear and microbursts like the one that brought down the plane. Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 9 July 2024 That requires more Doppler radars, more monitoring stations, more weather balloons, more computer networks to collect, synthesize, and share this information. Umair Irfan, Vox, 21 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for Doppler radar 

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Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Doppler radar was in 1954

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“Doppler radar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Doppler%20radar. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

Doppler radar

noun
: a radar system using the Doppler effect for measuring speed
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