the Doppler effect
noun/ðə ˈdɒplər ɪfekt/
/ðə ˈdɑːplər ɪfekt/
[singular] (physics)- the way that sound waves, light waves, etc. change in frequency depending on the direction that the source is moving in relative to the person who is observing
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