Mach number

English

Etymology

After physicist Ernst Mach.

Noun

Mach number (uncountable)

(physics) The ratio of the speed of a body to that of sound in the surrounding medium.

Coordinate terms

Translations

ratio — see also Mach

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Catalan: nombre de Mach m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 馬赫數／马赫数 (zh)
Czech: Machovo číslo f
Dutch: machgetal n
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Estonian: Machi arv (et)
Finnish: Machin luku
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German: Mach-Zahl f
Greek: αριθμός Μαχ m (arithmós Mach)
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Italian: numero di Mach m
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Portuguese: número de Mach m, número Mach m
Romanian: numărul lui Mach (ro) n
Spanish: número Mach m
Thai: เลขมัค
Turkish: Mach sayısı

Further reading

Mach number on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

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

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