Mach

Meaning

Name

1. A surname from Czech.
2. Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist (1838–1916), born in Moravia (now Czech Republic).

Noun

1. (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.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal) Clipping of Machiavellian.

Synonyms

Ernst Mach

Mach number

Translations

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Mach

Mach

Mach

Markierung

Zeichen

Ernst Mach

Mach-Zahl

Chabanais

Kernel Mach

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Machkernel

machgetal

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɑːk/

Etymology

* As a Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, and Lower Sorbian surname, from pet forms produced by truncation of personal names beginning with Ma- such as Matej, Martin, or Maciej, and the addition of the Slavic suffix -ch.
* As a Jewish surname, from German Mache (“work”).
* Less commonly, a respelling of Hungarian Mács, a pet form of names corresponding to Matthew.
* In some cases, from Vietnamese (Mạch, itself from the Chinese name 麥 /麦) or Cambodian, from Khmer ម៉ាច (maac).