machmeter

[ mahk-mee-ter, mak- ]

noun

, Aeronautics.

1. a device that indicates airspeed relative to the speed of sound.

Machmeter

/ ˈmækˌmiːtə /

noun

1. an instrument for measuring the Mach number of an aircraft in flight

Word History and Origins

Origin of machmeter¹

mach + -meter

Example Sentences

The two jets bored north, with afterburner on, and the needles on their machmeters passed the "1.0" mark.

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