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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