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Mach number, Aviation, General
Related Category: Aviation, General
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Mach number[mAk] Pronunciation Key, ratio between the speed of an object and the speed of sound in the medium in which the object is traveling. An airplane that has the velocity of Mach 3.0 is traveling at three times the speed of sound as measured in the prevailing atmospheric conditions.
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