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Doppler Effect MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Doppler Effect
Tree Number(s)
G01.226
Unique ID
D004301
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004301
Scope Note
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.
Entry Version
DOPPLER EFF
Entry Term(s)
Doppler Shift
Effect, Doppler
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under PHYSICS 1975-90
History Note
91(75); was see under PHYSICS 1975-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1974/12/12
Revision Date
2016/03/22

No Qualifiers
Doppler Effect Preferred
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