Mach

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English [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (RP)
    • IPA: /mɑːk/, /mæk/, /maːx/

Proper noun [edit]

Mach

  1. Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist 1838 - 1916.

Noun [edit]

MachMach (uncountable)

  1. (physics) a ratio of the speed (of an object, etc.) to the speed of sound in the fluid or other medium through which the object travels. Usually used to describe supersonic speeds.
    The jet traveled at Mach 3.
  2. (physics) the Mach number

Translations [edit]

ratio
the Mach number

Usage notes [edit]

  • Never plural.
  • Always precedes the number, as in the example above.

Anagrams [edit]

Italian [edit]

Noun [edit]

Mach m (invariable)

  1. Mach (number)

Unserdeutsch [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From German Macht.

Noun [edit]

Mach

  1. might, power
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