Pi·tot-stat·ic tube (p  t -st t k, p-t-)n. A device consisting of a Pitot tube and a static tube combined to measure simultaneously the total and static pressure in a fluid stream. It can be used in aircraft to determine relative wind speed. |
Pitot-static tube [ˈpiːtəʊˈstætɪk]
n
(Physics / General Physics) 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 called Pitot tube
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| Noun | 1. | Pitot-static tube - measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something |
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