mach
/ˈmɑk/
noun
Familiar
1.n.Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916)
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mach and mock are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. mach means “Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916)”. mock means “treat with contempt”. mock is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈmɑk/
1.n.Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916)
/ˈmɑk/
1.v.treat with contempt
| mach | mock | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɑk/ | /ˈmɑk/ |
| Said | mahk | mahk |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | noun | verb, noun, adjective |
| Senses | 1 | 4 |
| How common | Familiar | Common |
| Synonyms | Ernst Mach | bemock |
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“The new constitution mocks all democratic principles”
2.v.imitate with mockery and derision
“The children mocked their handicapped classmate”
3.n.the act of mocking or ridiculing
“they made a mock of him”