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PITOT-STATIC TUBE

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

• PITOT-STATIC TUBE (noun)

Sense 1

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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 head; Pitot-static tube; 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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