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- DictionaryStat·ic pres·sure/ˈstadik ˈpreSHər/
noun
- 1. the pressure of a fluid on a body when the body is at rest relative to the fluid.
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Pressure in the absence of sound waves
In fluid mechanics the term static pressure refers to a term in Bernoulli's equation written words as static pressure + dynamic pressure = total pressure. Since pressure measurements at any single point in a fluid always give the static pressure value, the 'static' is often dropped. In the design and operation of aircraft, static pressure is the air pressure in the aircraft's static pressure syste... Wikipedia