machmeter

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noun

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

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Meanings

machmeter1

nounmachmeter (plural machmeters)

plural machmeters

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Machmeter.

Machmeter2

nounMachmeter (plural Machmeters)

plural Machmeters

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

    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.

    2012, Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook-Airframe Volume 2, FAA

Origin

From Mach + -meter.

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Translations

Arabic مؤشر ماخ
  • مؤشر ماخan instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
Bengali মাপক যন্ত্র
  • 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
  • machmetrean instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
German Machmeter
  • Machmeteran instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
Greek μαχόμετρο
  • μαχόμετρο (machómetro)an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
Italian machmetro
  • machmetroan instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
Korean 마켓 미터
  • 마켓 미터 (maket miteo)an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
Malay meter Mach, Machmeter
  • meter Machan instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
  • Machmeteran instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
Persian ماچمتر
  • ماچمترan instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
Polish machometr
  • machometran instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
Portuguese maquímetro
  • maquímetroan instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
Russian махметр
  • махметр (maxmetr)an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
Spanish máchmetro
  • máchmetroan instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
Turkish makmetre
  • makmetrean instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
Ukrainian махметр
  • махметр (maxmetr)an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
Cite this entry
APA

machmeter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machmeter

MLA

“machmeter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machmeter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “machmeter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machmeter.

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