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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke