DOVAP

[ doh-vap ]
/ ˈdoʊ væp /

noun

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.
Compare Doppler radar.

Origin of DOVAP

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

British Dictionary definitions for dovap

DOVAP
/ (ˈdəʊˌvæp) /

noun

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

Word Origin for DOVAP

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