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“Mach” or “Mock”

mach / mock are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

mach m·AA·k

  • nounAustrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916).

mock m·AA·k

  • nounthe act of mocking or ridiculing.
  • verbtreat with contempt.
  • verbimitate with mockery and derision.
  • adjectiveconstituting a copy or imitation of something.
Usage

Examples in context

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“mach”

  • …fly an airplane faster than Mach 3 (2,317 mph or 3,729…
  • In 1989, the Mach One high-speed chairlift opened.
  • …exceed the speed of sound (Mach 1) because of the prohibitive…
  • …has better fuel economy at Mach 0.86 than at 0.83, and…
  • …fly the supersonic bomber at Mach 3 for 30 minutes on…
  • …shock can have is the Mach angle , where is the…
  • …fastest speed he reached was Mach 1.4 in a French Mirage.
  • …with high efficiency as the Mach number increases from takeoff to…
  • …its maximum design speed of Mach 0.96, (its design cruise speed…
  • …skin friction heating of its Mach 3 performance, the entire missile…

“mock”

  • …under the leadership of a mock veterinarian, played by López himself.
  • …has later started producing a mock sequel that sarcastically pretends to…
  • …also sent its members a "mock ballot paper" instructing them to…
  • …in the film, removing the mock marriage and honeymoon between Lennox…
  • …within narrations, is able to mock the limitations of the pastoral…
  • …at home plate, take a mock swing at a nonexistent pitch,…
  • Semi-Detached Mock Tudor (2002)
  • …later to deny God and mock the priest before blinding him…
  • …under his Gillberg gimmick, to mock Goldberg.
  • Thomas Mock (1929–1958)

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