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mach
Pronunciation: (mäk), [key]—
n.
a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving.
Abbr.: M
Also,Mach.Also called
mach number, Mach number. [after E. Mach]
Mach
Pronunciation: (mäk; Ger. mäkh), [key]—
n.
Ernst Pronunciation: (ernst), [key] 1838–1916, Austrian physicist, psychologist, and philosopher.
mach.
1. machine.
2. machinery.
3. machinist.
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