Meanings
plural Doppler radars
- countableuncountableclimatologyA 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 都卜勒雷達 /都卜勒雷达
- 都卜勒雷達 /都卜勒雷达 (dūbǔlè léidá)Translations
Finnish dopplertutka
- dopplertutkaTranslations
German Doppler-Radar
- Doppler-RadarTranslations
Japanese ドップラーレーダー
- ドップラーレーダー (doppurā rēdā)Translations
Korean 도플러 레이더
- 도플러 레이더 (dopeulleo reideo)Translations
Swedish dopplerradar
- dopplerradarTranslations
Cite this entry
Doppler radar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Doppler%20radar
“Doppler radar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Doppler%20radar. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Doppler radar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Doppler%20radar.
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