HyperDic: pitot-static_tube

English > 1 sense of the expression Pitot-static tube:
NOUNartifactPitot-static tube, Pitot head, Pitot tubemeasuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure
English > Pitot-static tube: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaningmeasuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed.
SynonymsPitot head, Pitot tube
Broadermeasuring instrument, measuring system, measuring deviceinstrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something

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