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Mach - What does it mean?

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mach

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • , Austrian physicist 1838 - 1916.

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (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.
  • (physics) the Mach number

    • Usage notes

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

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    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.