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machmeter

[ mahk-mee-ter, mak- ]
/ ˈmɑkˌmi tər, ˈmæk- /
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noun Aeronautics.
a device that indicates airspeed relative to the speed of sound.
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Origin of machmeter

mach + -meter

Words nearby machmeter

machine vision, machine-wash, machinima, machinist, machismo, machmeter, mach number, macho, Machpelah, machree, Mach scale
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British Dictionary definitions for machmeter

Machmeter
/ (ˈmækˌmiːtə) /
noun
an instrument for measuring the Mach number of an aircraft in flight
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