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Doppler radar

noun

, Electronics.
  1. a radar tracking system that determines the velocity of a moving object by measuring the Doppler shift of the frequency of a radar signal reflected by the object.

Doppler radar

  1. Radar that uses the Doppler effect to measure velocity.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Doppler radar1

First recorded in 1955–60

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Also new this year, in the wake of Sandy, NOAA will receive real time Doppler radar data from its “Hurricane Hunter” planes.

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