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Doppler radars

Doppler radars is the plural of Doppler radar.

Meaning of Doppler radar

Noun

Doppler radar (countable and uncountable, plural Doppler radars)

  1. A radar system using the Doppler effect to measure the radial velocity of detected objects, allowing moving objects (such as airplanes, precipitation, missiles, etc.) to be distinguished from stationary ones and classified by magnitude and direction of their velocity towards or away from the radar site.
    • Onboard Doppler radar can warn pilots about wet microbursts by detecting the associated column of rapidly-descending rain.
    Synonyms:
    doppler

Questions about Doppler radars

What is Doppler radars the plural of?
Doppler radars is the plural of Doppler radar.

Words near Doppler radars in the dictionary

  1. doppler
  2. Doppler broadening
  3. Doppler effect
  4. Doppler effects
  5. Doppler radar
  6. Doppler radars
  7. Doppler shift
  8. Doppler shifts
  9. Doppler sonar
  10. Doppler ultrasonography
  11. Doppler velocimetry

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