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doppler

Doppler

noun DOP-ler Rare

Origin: Named after Austrian physicist Christian Doppler (1803–1853).

Also means

Doppler effect

Usage Note

Doppler is used in Italian as an invariable masculine noun or attributive adjective: l'effetto Doppler (the Doppler effect), un'ecografia Doppler (a Doppler ultrasound). It is always capitalized as a proper eponym and never italicized in standard Italian scientific writing.

Examples

"Il medico ha eseguito un'ecografia Doppler."

Natural Translation

The doctor performed a Doppler ultrasound.

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