static tube

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noun

a tube for measuring the static pressure of a fluid in motion, so placed in the fluid as not to be affected by the pressure changes caused by the motion of the fluid.

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Origin of static tube

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby static tube

static memory, static pressure, static RAM, static reflex, statics, static tube, static water, statin, station, station agent, stationary

How to use static tube in a sentence

With the help of mobility aids and a feeding tube, she lived well past her initial prognosis of death by age 4.
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That incident was due to an “equipment” problem (a steel tube ruptured)—resulting in explosive vapors being released and ignited.
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For hoodie-clad, Silicon Valley-types, this means more transistors in a dense integrated tube.
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But engine technology has not been static in the past decade.
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In prison, Fama had discovered that he had considerably less static with blacks than he did with whites.
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Drone: the largest tube of a bag-pipe, giving forth a dull heavy tone.
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Should the vapor not condense well, the test-tube may be immersed in a glass of cold water.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
For comparison, the gas may be passed through a test-tube containing an equal amount of distilled water.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
At once cover the mouth of the tube with a filter-paper cap moistened with saturated aqueous solution of silver nitrate (1:1).
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The best pipet is a small glass tube which has been drawn out at one end to a tip with rather small opening.
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British Dictionary definitions for static tube

static tube

noun

an open-ended tube used to measure the static pressure at a point in a moving fluid and positioned in such a way that it is unaffected by the fluid's motion

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