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Pitot-static tube

[ pee-toh-stat-ik, pee-toh- ]

noun

(often lowercase)
  1. a device combining a Pitot tube with a static tube: used to measure airspeed.

Pitot-static tube

/ ˈ辱ːəʊˈæɪ /

noun

  1. combined Pitot and static pressure tubes placed in a fluid flow to measure the total and static pressures. The difference in pressures, as recorded on a manometer or airspeed indicator, indicates the fluid velocity Also calledPitot tube
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Pitot-static tube1

First recorded in 1970–75; Pitot tube

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