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Mach
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Appendix:Variations of "mach"
English
Etymology
As a en pl -, en cs -, en sk -, en uk -, and en dsb - surname, from pet forms produced by truncation of personal names beginning with Ma- such as en Matej, en Martin, or en Maciej, and the addition of the en sla - suffix pl -ch.
As a Jewish surname, from en de Mache work.
Less commonly, a respelling of en hu Mács, a pet form of names corresponding to en Matthew.
In some cases, from en vi - (vi Mạch, itself from the en zh - name zh 麥) or Cambodian, from en km ម៉ាច.
Pronunciation
en RP
en /mɑːk/ /mæk/ /maːx/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mach2.wav Southern England
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mach.wav Southern England
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mach3.wav Southern England
en ɑːk æk aːx 1
Proper noun
en Czech.
Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist (1838–1916), born in Moravia (now Czech Republic).
Noun
~ s
en physics 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.
en The jet traveled at Mach 3.
en informal countable en Machiavellian.
en 2013 Mark R. Leary; Rick H. Hoyle Handbook of Individual Differences in Social Behavior 97 The 1992 review concluded that Machs are generally less satisfied with their jobs.
Derived terms
en Machian Machism Machist Mach buffeting Mach diamond Mach effect Mach front Mach wave Machmeter Mach number Mach stem Mach tuck
Translations
ratio Mach number
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 馬赫
Dutch: nl mach m f
Finnish: fi Mach
Galician: gl Mach
German: de Mach n
Japanese: ja マッハ mahha
Korean: ko 마하
Portuguese: pt Mach m
Spanish: es Mach
References
Anagrams
en achm ACMH Cham HAMC HMAC cha'm cham
en eponyms surnames from Polish surnames from Slovak terms with /x/
en Aviation Units of measure
Choctaw
Alternative forms
cho Macha
Etymology
From cho en March.
Noun
cho noun
March
cho Chanuali Fibuali Eplil Me Chun Chulai Akʋs Siptimba Aktoba Nofimba Tisimba
Czech
cs:+ (příjmení)
Etymology
From the personal name Mach, pet form of names beginning with Ma- such as cs Matěj.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-an Machová
cs m
Declension
m.an.surname
Further reading
Finnish
Etymology
From fi cs Mach.
Pronunciation
makh
Noun
Mach
fi Hävittäjäkoneiden nopeus ilmaistaan usein Macheina. The speed of fighter planes is often expressed in Mach.
Declension
Mach a 0
Italian
Noun
m #
en Mach (number)
Old Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-pr
zlw-ocs male
Declension
m.pr
Further reading
Polish
Etymology
pl of personal names beginning with Ma- (e.g. pl Marcin, pl Maciej, pl Małomir) + pl -ch.https://books.google.ca/books?id=ZJudCgAAQBAJ The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity Edward Stankiewicz 1986 261 Alternatively, from pl machać.
Pronunciation
mach
Proper noun
m-pr
pl m
Declension
Machowie
Proper noun
f 1 Machowa Machówna
pl f
References
Further reading
Portuguese
Noun
m #s
pt physics en Mach ratio of speed to the speed of sound
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-pr Machová
sk m
Declension
m-pr surn
Further reading
Unserdeutsch
Etymology
From uln de Macht.
Noun
uln noun
might, power