"Mach" meaning in English

See Mach in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /mɑːk/, /mæk/, /maːx/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mach2.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mach.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mach3.wav
Rhymes: -ɑːk, -æk, -aːx Etymology: From Czech Mach, Slovak Mach, Polish Mach and related languages, from pet forms produced by truncation of personal names beginning with Ma- and the addition of the Slavic suffix -ch. Less commonly, a respelling of Hungarian Mács. In some cases, from Vietnamese or Cambodian. Etymology templates: {{der|en|cs|Mach}} Czech Mach, {{der|en|sk|Mach}} Slovak Mach, {{der|en|pl|Mach}} Polish Mach, {{der|en|hu|Mács}} Hungarian Mács Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mach
  1. A surname from Czech.
    Sense id: en-Mach-en-name-u0Zv-vEA Categories (other): English surnames, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 31 24 16 28
  2. Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist (1838–1916), born in Moravia (now Czech Republic).
    Sense id: en-Mach-en-name-yR5ZBp0y Categories (other): Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 31 24 16 28

Noun

IPA: /mɑːk/, /mæk/, /maːx/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mach2.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mach.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mach3.wav Forms: Machs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːk, -æk, -aːx Etymology: From Czech Mach, Slovak Mach, Polish Mach and related languages, from pet forms produced by truncation of personal names beginning with Ma- and the addition of the Slavic suffix -ch. Less commonly, a respelling of Hungarian Mács. In some cases, from Vietnamese or Cambodian. Etymology templates: {{der|en|cs|Mach}} Czech Mach, {{der|en|sk|Mach}} Slovak Mach, {{der|en|pl|Mach}} Polish Mach, {{der|en|hu|Mács}} Hungarian Mács Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s}} Mach (countable and uncountable, plural Machs)
  1. (physics, uncountable) 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; always precedes the Mach number. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Physics, Aviation Derived forms: Mach diamond, Mach effect, Mach front, Mach wave, Machmeter, Mach number, Mach stem, Mach tuck Translations (ratio — see also Mach number): mach [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), Mach (Finnish), Mach [neuter] (German), マッハ (mahha) (Japanese), Mach [masculine] (Portuguese), Mach (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Mach-en-noun-PlyJNDnA Disambiguation of Aviation: 30 26 39 5 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 9 45 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 31 24 16 28 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'ratio — see also Mach number': 78 22
  2. (informal, countable) Short for Machiavellian. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, informal Alternative form of: Machiavellian Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-Mach-en-noun-RE27E8U7 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 8 11 26 56 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 14 30 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 9 45 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 14 11 19 42 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 12 22 47 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 7 11 33 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 20 20 34 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 11 31 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 6 11 28 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 31 24 16 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 10 31 55

Inflected forms

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      "word": "Mach effect"
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      "word": "Mach front"
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      "word": "Mach wave"
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      "word": "Mach tuck"
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      "sense": "ratio — see also Mach number",
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        "feminine",
        "masculine"
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      "sense": "ratio — see also Mach number",
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      "sense": "ratio — see also Mach number",
      "word": "Mach"
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}

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