"Mach number" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: After physicist Ernst Mach. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Mach number (uncountable)
  1. (physics) The ratio of the speed of a body to that of sound in the surrounding medium. Wikipedia link: Ernst Mach Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation, Physics, Units of measure Coordinate_terms: hypersonic, plasmasonic, subsonic, supersonic, transonic Translations (ratio — see also Mach): nombre de Mach [masculine] (Catalan), 馬赫數 (Chinese Mandarin), 马赫数 (Chinese Mandarin), Machovo číslo [feminine] (Czech), machgetal [neuter] (Dutch), Machi arv (Estonian), Machin luku (Finnish), Mach-Zahl [feminine] (German), αριθμός Μαχ (arithmós Mach) [masculine] (Greek), numero di Mach [masculine] (Italian), número de Mach [masculine] (Portuguese), número Mach [masculine] (Portuguese), numărul lui Mach [neuter] (Romanian), número Mach [masculine] (Spanish), เลขมัค (Thai), Mach sayısı (Turkish)

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