machmeter

American

[mahk-mee-ter, mak-] / ˈmɑkˌmi tər, ˈmæk- /

noun

Aeronautics.

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

Machmeter British

/ ˈmækˌmiːtə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of machmeter

mach + -meter

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The last thing he recalls is a glimpse of the machmeter, which read Mach 1.05.

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