Associations to the word «Mach»

Wiktionary

MACH, proper noun. Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist 1838 - 1916.
MACH, 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.
MACH, noun. (physics) the Mach number
MACH NUMBER, noun. (physics) The ratio of the velocity of a body to that of sound in the surrounding medium.

Dictionary definition

MACH, noun. Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916).

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras