Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mach band

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables: mach band
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a series of bands of slightly different shades of grey that make up an optical illusion where the contrast between the bands appears to be exaggerated as soon as they contact one another.

Etymology

Named after the physicist Ernst Mach.

Inflected Forms

Mach bands (plural)

Questions

What does mach band mean?: Any of a series of bands of slightly different shades of grey that make up an optical illusion where the contrast between the bands appears to be exaggerated as soon as they contact one another.
Where does mach band come from?: Named after the physicist Ernst Mach.

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