Complete Definition of "Mach number"

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Etymology
After the physicist Mach|Ernst Mach.

Noun
Mach number

  1. physics The ratio of the velocity of a body to that of sound in the surrounding medium.

References

JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

Translations

Finnish: Machin luku
mid

See also
subsonic < Mach 1
transonic ~ Mach 1
supersonic > Mach 1
hypersonic >= Mach 5

Category:English eponyms
Category:Units of measure

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