Meanings
doppler1
plural dopplers
- abbreviationellipsisinformalby ellipsismedicineEllipsis of Doppler ultrasonography: Any of various types of ultrasonography that use the Doppler effect; especially, medical versions thereof.
Hypomotility was visible on doppler.
Synonyms: DUS
- abbreviationellipsisinformalby ellipsisclimatologyEllipsis of Doppler radar.
An incipient storm cell was visible on doppler.
- abbreviationellipsisinformalby ellipsisfishingEllipsis of Doppler sonar.
A school of herring was visible on doppler.
present singular third person dopplers · participle present dopplering · participle past dopplered · past dopplered
- informalTo travel while emitting a sound that changes pitch due to the Doppler effect.
The race car dopplered past.
Doppler2
- A surname from German
- abbreviationellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Doppler ultrasonography.
Evaluation of the hepatic veins with color Doppler may demonstrate portalization of hepatic vein with loss of the normal triphasic pattern, a flattened hepatic vein, or turbulence if the hepatic vein is compressed.
2017, Govind Nandakumar, Evidence Based Practices in Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Surgery, page 19
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Origin
By ellipsis and appellativization.
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doppler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doppler
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