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static tube

noun

  1. a tube for measuring the static pressure of a fluid in motion, so placed in the fluid as not to be affected by the pressure changes caused by the motion of the fluid.

static tube

noun

  1. an open-ended tube used to measure the static pressure at a point in a moving fluid and positioned in such a way that it is unaffected by the fluid's motion
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Word History and Origins

Origin of static tube1

First recorded in 1930–35

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staticsstatic water

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