Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

machmeter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mach-me-ter
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Alternative form of Machmeter.

Example Sentences

"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.

Inflected Forms

Machmeters (plural)

Questions

What does machmeter mean?: An instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers.
Where does machmeter come from?: From Mach + -meter.

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