static tube
- noun
- Specialized
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tubo estático
- By comparing readings from the static tube and a Pitot tube, the velocity of the fluid can be determined.
Examples
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The engineer installed a static tube to monitor the air pressure inside the wind tunnel.
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Careful placement of the static tube is essential for accurate measurements in experimental setups.
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The engineer installed a new static tube for the experiment.
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I need a static tube to measure the air pressure.
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The engineer installed a static tube to monitor the air pressure inside the wind tunnel.
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Careful placement of the static tube is essential for accurate measurements in experimental setups.
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By comparing readings from the static tube and a Pitot tube, the velocity of the fluid can be determined.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun is compositionally formed from 'static' + 'tube', so a learner who knows the words can infer it is a tube related to something static (i.e., a tube concerned with a static property). However, the specific technical sense—an instrument for measuring static pressure in a fluid flow—requires domain knowledge of 'static pressure' and is not fully predictable from the everyday senses, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Static tube comes from its parts: static meaning 'still' and tube meaning a small pipe placed in the flow. Engineers place a small pipe so the air or water inside is calm and they measure that 'static' pressure, so the name helps you remember it measures the fluid's non-moving pressure.
