static pressure

noun

, Physics.

1. the pressure exerted by a fluid that is not moving or flowing.

static pressure

1. The pressure exerted by a liquid or gas, especially water or air, when the bodies on which the pressure is exerted are not in motion.

Example Sentences

But when the well is again opened it will be found that the static pressure has been more or less reduced by friction.

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The greatest static pressure is at the Thargomindah bore, where it is nearly 240 lb.

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