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Doppler shift
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Doppler shift

Doppler shift
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Noun1.Doppler shift - change in the apparent frequency of a wave as observer and source move toward or away from each other
propagation - the movement of a wave through a medium


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This inverse Doppler effect, first predicted in the 1940s, produces a frequency boost some 100,000 times greater than the drops of ordinary Doppler shifts, the researchers report in the Nov.
3D sound -- provides a cross-platform API for creating 3D spatialization of sounds, Doppler shifts, volume and roll-off controls.
However, the frequency shift can be tens of thousands of times as large as normal Doppler shifts, Reed says.
 
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