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PITOT-STATIC TUBE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Pitot-static tube mean?
• PITOT-STATIC TUBE (noun)
The noun PITOT-STATIC TUBE has 1 sense:
1. measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed
Familiarity information: PITOT-STATIC TUBE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Pitot-static tube; Pitot head; Pitot tube
Hypernyms ("Pitot-static tube" is a kind of...):
measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)
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