pitot-static tube

Pitot-static tube

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Definitions of pitot-static tube words

noun pitot-static tube a device combining a Pitot tube with a static tube: used to measure airspeed. 1
noun pitot-static tube combined Pitot and static pressure tubes placed in a fluid flow to measure the total and static pressures. The difference in pressures, as recorded on a manometer or airspeed indicator, indicates the fluid velocity 0
noun pitot-static tube an instrument combining a Pitot tube and a static tube, that measures the difference between the pressures in the two tubes to obtain the relative velocity of a fluid in motion 0

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75; See origin at Pitot tube

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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