Machmeter

English

Etymology

From Mach +‎ -meter.

Noun

Machmeter (plural Machmeters)

(aviation) An instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers.
- 2012, Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook-Airframe Volume 2‎, FAA:
  Many high performance aircraft are equipped with a Machmeter for monitoring Mcrit. The Machmeter is essentially an airspeed instrument that is calibrated in relation to Mach on the dial.

Translations

an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers

Arabic: مؤشر ماخ
Bengali: মাপক যন্ত্র (mapok jontro)
Catalan: machmetre m
Georgian: მაკმეტრი (maḳmeṭri)
German: Machmeter m
Greek: μαχόμετρο m (machómetro)
Italian: machmetro m
Korean: 마켓 미터 (maket miteo)
Kyrgyz: махметр (ky) (mahmetr)
Malay: meter Mach, Machmeter
Persian: ماچمتر
Polish: machometr m
Portuguese: maquímetro m
Russian: махметр m (maxmetr)
Spanish: máchmetro (es) m
Turkish: makmetre
Ukrainian: махметр m (maxmetr)

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