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MACH
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• MACH (noun)
The noun MACH has 1 sense:
1. Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916)
Familiarity information: MACH used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Ernst Mach; Mach
Instance hypernyms:
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
Context examples
The XS-1 could fly as fast as Mach 10, DARPA said.
(Hypersonic Space Plane May Soon Be a Reality, VOA)
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