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Mach vs Mak - What's the difference?

mach | mak |

As a proper noun Mach

is Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist 1838 - 1916.

As a noun Mach

is 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.

As a verb mak is

to make.

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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    mak

    English

    Alternative forms

    * myek (Geordie), make (Standard English)

    Verb

  • (Wearside) to make

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