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 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 There’s a giant Doppler radar ball on Highway 7 in Pleasant Hill, Missouri. Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2024 Sickness, like bad weather before Doppler radar, was unpredictable, unavoidable, and something to be endured. Dr. Sharon Malone, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Doppler radar 

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Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 27 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

Doppler radar

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