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Doppler broadening

Syllabification: (Dop·pler broad·en·ing)
Definition of Doppler broadening

noun

Physics
  • the broadening of spectral lines as a result of the different velocities of the emitting atoms giving rise to different Doppler shifts.

Doppler broadening in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Doppler broadening in the British & World English dictionary