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  mach

  noun

  mach number.
• Mach
  Mach

  noun

  Ernst 1838–1916, Austrian physicist, psychologist, and philosopher.
• mach.
  mach.

  abbreviation

  machine.

mach

¹ American  

[mahk] / mɑk /

Or Mach

noun

1. mach number.

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Mach ² American  

[mahk, mahkh] / mɑk, mɑx /

noun

1. Ernst 1838–1916, Austrian physicist, psychologist, and philosopher.

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mach. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. machine.

2. machinery.

3. machinist.

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Mach ¹ British  

/ mæk /

noun

1. short for Mach number

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Mach ² British  

/ max /

noun

1. Ernst (ɛrnst). 1838–1916, Austrian physicist and philosopher. He devised the system of speed measurement using the Mach number. He also founded logical positivism, asserting that the validity of a scientific law is proved only after empirical testing

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Mach Scientific  

/ mäk,mäkh /

1. Austrian physicist and philosopher who experimented with supersonic projectiles and the flow of gases, obtaining early photographs of shock waves and gas jets. His work laid an important foundation for later developments in the science of projectiles and aeronautical design, and the Mach number and Mach bands were named for him.

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Usage

How fast is Mach 1? A Mach number is the ratio of an object's speed in a given medium to the speed of sound in that medium. Mach 1, then, is the speed of sound, around 761 mph at sea level on a standard day. The term is also used as a metaphor for high speeds more generally. How to pronounce Mach 1[ mahk wuhn ]

Etymology

Origin of mach

After Ernst Mach

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

mach Mach

After the results, Bhattacharya said, the BJP would send "different kinds of small fish" to Banerjee's house and invite her party workers over for mach bhaat, Bengali for fish and rice.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

Air Force Captain Kristin "BEO" Wolfe performs the "high-speed pass" maneuver at approximately .95 mach, which is just below the speed of sound, at the 2020 Fort Lauderdale Air Show in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.

From Reuters ● Nov. 16, 2021

I will be curious to see what mach his framework has achieved by then.

From Forbes ● Mar. 10, 2013

Sponsors of the experiment were engineers from the Stanley Aviation Corp., which is building the escape capsule for the Air Force's new mach 2 bomber, the B58 Hustler.

From Time Magazine Archive

I didn't have mach call to go anywhere, an' I sat there on my old pony, wonderin' whether or not it paid to be game.

From Happy Hawkins by Robert Alexander Wason

The estimated speed of Mach 0.96 doesn’t account for factors such as air density and wind speed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The loop, also known as the Mach Loop, is an attraction for aviation enthusiasts and photographers.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

The first dates to the 1880s and was introduced by physicist Ernst Mach.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

Larry Ryan drives a 2021 Mustang Mach E but his “wife refuses to ride in the car on any trips over 150 miles for fear of running out of charge.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

What was going through your head when A. Scott Crossfield broke Mach II?

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

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