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mach

mach
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mahk]
    • /mɑk/
    • /mɑːk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mahk]
    • /mɑk/

Definitions of mach word

  • noun mach Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1838–1916, Austrian physicist, psychologist, and philosopher. 1
  • noun mach ratio of sth's speed to that of sound 1
  • noun Technical meaning of mach An operating system kernel under development at Carnegie-Mellon University to support distributed and parallel computation. Mach is designed to support computing environments consisting of networks of uniprocessors and multiprocessors. Mach is the kernel of the OSF/1. 1
  • uncountable noun mach Mach is used as a unit of measurement in stating the speed of a moving object in relation to the speed of sound. For example, if an aircraft is travelling at Mach 1, it is travelling at exactly the speed of sound. 0
  • noun mach 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 0
  • noun mach Mach number 0

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Parts of speech for Mach

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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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mach popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for mach

noun mach

  • mach number — 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. Abbreviation: M.

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