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machmeter

[mahk-mee-ter, mak-]

noun

Aeronautics.

  1. a device that indicates airspeed relative to the speed of sound.

Machmeter

/ ˈmækˌmiːtə /

noun

  1. an instrument for measuring the Mach number of an aircraft in flight

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The two jets bored north, with afterburner on, and the needles on their machmeters passed the "1.0" mark.

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