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Meaning:

Noun:

  • physics a ratio of the speed (of an object, etc.) to the speed of sound in the fluid or other medium through which the object travels. Usually used to describe supersonic speeds.
  • physics the Mach number

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Proper noun:

  • Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist 1838 - 1916.

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