Machmeter

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers.

    "Many high performance aircraft are equipped with a Machmeter for monitoring Mcrit. The Machmeter is essentially an airspeed instrument that is calibrated in relation to Mach on the dial."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of Machmeter. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    speedometer for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative to the speed of sound wordnet

Example

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"Many high performance aircraft are equipped with a Machmeter for monitoring Mcrit. The Machmeter is essentially an airspeed instrument that is calibrated in relation to Mach on the dial."

Etymology

From Mach + -meter.

Related phrases

mach number

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