DOVAP

[ doh-vap ]

noun

1. Electronics. a system for plotting the trajectory of a missile or other rapidly moving long-range object by means of the Doppler effect exhibited by radio waves bounced off the object.

DOVAP

/ ˈdəʊˌvæp /

noun

1. a tracking system for determining the position and velocity of spacecraft, missiles, etc, based on the Doppler effect

Word History and Origins

Origin of DOVAP¹

Do(ppler) V(elocity) a(nd) P(osition)

Word History and Origins

Origin of DOVAP¹

C20: from Do ( ppler ) v ( elocity ) a ( nd ) p ( osition )