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mach

1
or Mach

[ mahk ]

Mach

2

[ mahk; German mahkh ]

noun

  1. Ernst [e, r, nst], 1838–1916, Austrian physicist, psychologist, and philosopher.

mach.

3

abbreviation for

  1. machine.
  2. machinery.
  3. machinist.

Mach

1

/ max /

noun

  1. MachErnst18381916MAustrianSCIENCE: physicistPHILOSOPHY: philosopher 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


Mach

2

/ mæk /

noun

  1. short for Mach number

Mach

/ 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of mach1

After Ernst Mach

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Example Sentences

The jet is “redlined” at Mach 2, but structurally it can reach a maximum speed of Mach 2.25.

Her songs range from mach-10 electro-pop, as on the track “SuperLove,” to a more punk-pop sound, a la Siouxsie Sioux or Blondie.

But during that time in hell in Mach his beard turned pure white.

Slowing down in preparation for parachute deploy at Mach 1.7.

L A composition of papier mach, with which Dr. Azoux has so beautifully represented anatomical subjects.

Meanwhile Mach came to my hotel and I spent four hours walking and supping with him at his club, an unforgettable conversation.

After making prodigious havock in many other places, Alfonzo returned to Columbo with mach spoil and many prisoners.

Haeckel, Ostwald, and Mach have each given the world a constructive system of thought.

For light, solid articles it is mixed and compressed very much as our papier-mach.

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