PITOT-STATIC TUBE


Meaning of PITOT-STATIC TUBE in English

|pēˌtō| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷-, pē|tō| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷- noun

Usage: often capitalized P

: a device that consists of a combination of a pitot tube and a static tube and that measures pressures in such a way that the relative speed of a fluid can be determined (as in an airspeed indicator) — called also pitot tube

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