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Machmeter

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative form of Machmeter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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3

noun

Meaning 3

speedometer for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative to the speed of sound

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: speedometer, speed indicator

History

Etymology

From Mach + -meter.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مؤشر ماخ — an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
  • Bengali: মাপক যন্ত্র (mapok jontro) — an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
  • Catalan: machmetre — an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
  • Georgian: მაკმეტრი (maḳmeṭri) — an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
  • German: Machmeter — an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
  • Greek: μαχόμετρο (machómetro) — an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
  • Italian: machmetro — an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
  • Korean: 마켓 미터 (maket miteo) — an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
  • Kyrgyz: махметр (mahmetr) — an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
  • Malay: meter Mach — an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
  • Malay: Machmeter — an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
  • Persian: ماچمتر — an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
  • Polish: machometr — an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
  • Portuguese: maquímetro — an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
  • Russian: махметр (maxmetr) — an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
  • Spanish: máchmetro — an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
  • Turkish: makmetre — an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
  • Ukrainian: махметр (maxmetr) — an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers