Phenomena and Processes

Doppler Effect

Changes in the observed frequency of waves (as sound, light, or radio waves) due to the relative motion of source and observer. The effect was named for the 19th century Austrian physicist Johann Christian Doppler.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Changes in the observed frequency of waves (as sound, light, or radio waves) due to the relative motion of source and observer. The effect was named for the 19th century Austrian physicist Johann Christian Doppler.

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Doppler Shift
  • Effect, Doppler
  • Shift, Doppler

MeSH Record

History Note

91(75); was see under PHYSICS 1975-90

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. G01w.226w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Doppler Effect. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004301. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004301
  2. Doppler Effect. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppler_effect
  3. Doppler Effect. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76436