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mach

abbreviation

Definition of MACH

machine; machinery; machinist
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Mach

noun \ˈmäk\

Definition of MACH

:  a usually high speed expressed by a Mach number <an airplane flying at Mach 2>
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Origin of MACH

Mach number
First Known Use: 1946

Mach

biographical name \ˈmäḵ, ˈmäk\

Definition of MACH

Ernst 1838–1916 Austrian physicist & philos.
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7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. mach
  2. Mach angle
  3. Mach cone
  4. Mach number
  5. Mach wave
  6. A-ni-ma-ch'ing
  7. A'nyêmaqên
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