: of, relating to, being, or utilizing a shift in frequency in accordance with the Doppler effect
also
: of or relating to Doppler radar
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Doppler
adjective
Dopp·ler
ˈdäp-lər 
1
: of, relating to, or utilizing a shift in frequency in accordance with the Doppler effect
2
: of, relating to, using, or produced by Doppler ultrasound
a Doppler examination
Doppler images
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