Mach
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Mach may refer to:
- Mach (crater)Mach (crater)Mach is a large lunar crater of the class known as a walled plain. It is located on the far side of the Moon and cannot be viewed directly from the Earth. Nearby craters of note include Joule to the northeast, Mitra attached to the western outer rim, and Henyey to the southwest.This is a prominent...
, a lunar crater - Mach disk, diamond pattern seen in rocket exhaust
- Mach numberMach numberMach number is the speed of an object moving through air, or any other fluid substance, divided by the speed of sound as it is in that substance for its particular physical conditions, including those of temperature and pressure...
, a measure of speed - Gillette Mach3Gillette Mach3The Gillette Mach3 is a line of safety razors produced by Gillette and introduced in 1998 after more than $750 million in research and development costs. The three blade design is marketed by Gillette as allowing for a shave with less pressure to the skin and with fewer strokes, thereby reducing...
, a manual razor with three blades - Mach bandsMach bandsMach bands is an optical illusion named after the physicist Ernst Mach. The illusion consists of light or dark stripes that are perceived next to the boundary between two regions of an image that have different lightness gradients .-Explanation:The Mach bands effect is due to the spatial...
, an optical illusion - Muscarinic acetylcholine receptorMuscarinic acetylcholine receptorMuscarinic receptors, or mAChRs, are acetylcholine receptors that form G protein-coupled in the plasma membranes of certain neurons and other cells...
, abbreviated mACh - Ford Mustang Mach 1Ford Mustang Mach 1The Ford Mustang Mach 1 was a performance model of the Ford Mustang that Ford produced beginning in 1969. The original production run of the Mach 1 ended in 1979 because the Mustang II coupe was being phased out in favor of newer Mustangs on the Fox body platform.The Mach 1 returned in 2003 as a...
, an American car - Mach's principleMach's principleIn theoretical physics, particularly in discussions of gravitation theories, Mach's principle is the name given by Einstein to an imprecise hypothesis often credited to the physicist and philosopher Ernst Mach....
- Mach3, a Computer-aided manufacturingComputer-aided manufacturingComputer-aided manufacturing is the use of computer software to control machine tools and related machinery in the manufacturing of workpieces. This is not the only definition for CAM, but it is the most common; CAM may also refer to the use of a computer to assist in all operations of a...
program by ArtSoft USA
Computers
- ATI MachATI MachThe ATi Mach line was a series of 2D graphics accelerators for personal computers developed by ATI Technologies. It became an extension to the ATI Wonder series of cards. The first chip in the series was the ATi Mach8. It was essentially a clone of the IBM 8514/A with a few notable extensions such...
, a 2D GPU chip by ATI - Mach-IIMach-IIMach-II is a web-application framework focused on easing software development and maintenance. It was the first Object-Oriented framework for CFML. It is maintained by a group of dedicated open source programmers-References:* * * *...
, an object-oriented MVC framework for CFML and PHP - Mach (kernel)Mach (kernel)Mach is an operating system kernel developed at Carnegie Mellon University to support operating system research, primarily distributed and parallel computation. Although Mach is often mentioned as one of the earliest examples of a microkernel, not all versions of Mach are microkernels...
, an operating systems kernel technology used, for example, in Mac OS X - GNU MachGNU MachGNU Mach is an implementation of the Mach microkernel. It is the default microkernel in the GNU Hurd operating system. GNU Mach runs on IA-32 machines. GNU Mach is maintained by developers on the GNU project...
, the microkernel upon which GNU Hurd is based - mach, a computer programComputer programA computer program is a sequence of instructions written to perform a specified task with a computer. A computer requires programs to function, typically executing the program's instructions in a central processor. The program has an executable form that the computer can use directly to execute...
for building RPM packagesRPM Package ManagerRPM Package Manager is a package management system. The name RPM variously refers to the .rpm file format, files in this format, software packaged in such files, and the package manager itself...
in a chrootChrootA chroot on Unix operating systems is an operation that changes the apparent root directory for the current running process and its children. A program that is run in such a modified environment cannot name files outside the designated directory tree. The term "chroot" may refer to the chroot...
environment
Entertainment
- M.A.C.H.M.A.C.H.M.A.C.H. is an airplane shooter game for the PlayStation Portable released on February 20, 2007. It is set in the year 2049, when unmanned jets have driven jobless pilots to form racing and dogfighting leagues....
, a flight combat video game for the PlayStation Portable - Mach 3Mach 3Mach 3 is a 1987 PC game by Loriciels. It is a 3D shooter utilizing CGA 320x200 video mode. In the game, the player controls a spacecraft and shoots various enemy crafts while avoiding mines and obstacles. Mach 3 became somewhat famous for a sampled phrase spoken during the intro screen, "Get...
, a video game developed and published by Loriciels - Mach 5Presidents of the United States of America (band)The Presidents of the United States of America, commonly referred to as Pot USA or "PUSA" or The Presidents, are a twice Grammy-nominated American alternative rock band. The band formed in Seattle, USA, in 1993. The three-piece group currently comprises vocalist and "basitarist" Chris Ballew,...
, a song written by Presidents of the United States of America and inspired by Speed RacerSpeed RacerSpeed Racer is an English adaptation name of the Japanese manga and anime, which centered on automobile racing. Mach GoGoGo was originally serialized in print form in Shueisha's 1958 Shōnen Book, and was released in tankōbon book form by Sun Wide Comics, re-released in Japan by Fusosha... - Mach FiveMach FiveThe is the racing car Speed Racer drives in the anime series of the same name . The car was designed, built, and created by "Pops Racer" , Speed Racer's father. It features a set of special devices which Speed Racer uses throughout the series...
, the name of the car in the animated TV series Speed Racer - Mach RiderMach Rideris a futuristic driving video game created by Nintendo. It was first released on October 18, 1985 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, as one of the 18 initial launch games. A month later, on November 21, the title was released in Japan. On March 15, 1987 it was released in Europe and Australia...
, a futuristic driving video game - Mach (Transformers)Mach (Transformers)Mach is a fictional character in the various Transformers series. He is an Autobot who turns into a space shuttle and part of the Multiforce team...
, a fictional character
People
- David MachDavid MachDavid Mach is a Scottish sculptor and installation artist.Mach's artistic style is based on flowing assemblages of mass-produced found art objects. Typically these include magazines,vicious teddy bears,newspapers, car tyres, match sticks and coat hangers...
, a Scottish artist - Ernst MachErnst MachErnst Mach was an Austrian physicist and philosopher, noted for his contributions to physics such as the Mach number and the study of shock waves...
, a Czech-Austrian physicist and philosopher - "Mach", nickname of Hayato SakuraiHayato Sakuraiis a Japanese mixed martial artist. He was born in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. He has a professional MMA record of 35-11-2 as of April 5, 2009. Sakurai has been fighting in mixed martial arts since October 1996 and was at one time considered pound for pound one of the greatest fighters...
, a mixed martial artist - Mạch (surname), Sino-Vietnamese surname
See also
- Mache (unit)Mache (unit)Mache is an obsolete unit of volumic radioactivity named for the Austrian physicist Heinrich Mache.1 ME = 3.64 Eman = 3.64×10−10 Ci/L = 13.4545 Bq/L....
- Mack (disambiguation)Mack (disambiguation)-Business:*Mack Trucks, a truck maker*Mack Group, a manufacturing company*Mack Brewery, a Norwegian brewery*Mack Rides, a German ride manufacturer-Surname:* Allison Mack , American actor best known for her role in Smallville...
- Mac (disambiguation)
- Mak (disambiguation)
- Mark (disambiguation)
- Match (disambiguation)Match (disambiguation)A match may be:* Match, a small device for producing fire or flame on demand* Match or game, played between two sports teams** Match play, a scoring system for golf* Match or marriage* Match , a British football magazine...