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Definition of Mach number
1. Noun. The ratio of the speed of a moving body to the speed of sound.
Definition of Mach number
1. Noun. (physics) The ratio of the velocity of a body to that of sound in the surrounding medium. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Mach number
1. A number representing the ratio between the speed of an object moving through a fluid medium, such as air, and the speed of sound in the same medium. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mach Number
Literary usage of Mach number
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"... number effects at constant Mach number and dynamic pressure (model deflections);
model aeroelastic effects at constant Reynolds number and Mach number; ..."
2. The Military Dictionary (1987)
"mach number—(DOD) The ratio of the velocity of a body to that of sound in the
surrounding medium. M JCS Pub 1-02 mach number indicator—See ..."
3. Mechanical World and Engineering Record (1881)
"The Mach meter keeps the pilot accurately informed of his correct Mach number at
any altitudes, so that he can remain within the safety limit of the ..."
4. A Review of United States Air Force and Department of Defense Aerospace by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"However, given the criticality of high Mach number missiles to the 2020 ...
High Mach number cruise missiles will be critical to the 2020 warfighter. ..."
5. Future Air Force Needs for Survivability by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"The Mach number is used to characterize speed ranges or regimes: subsonic (M < 1);
... Mach number is an important similarity parameter regarding the ..."
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