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

Razer is particularly proud of the static pressure in these case fans and says it has 70 percent more than the competition.

From The Verge

Two runners behind Kipchoge will provide what Ketchell calls “static pressure,” to push Kipchoge along; they will also help create the “optimal flow” around him.

From The New Yorker

The first is the blast wave, a wall of static pressure traveling outward in all directions faster than the speed of sound.

From New York Times

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

From Project Gutenberg

Explaining why the volume flowing from a well does not depend upon the diameter of the "static" pressure of the water, Mr. Henderson says that the flow depends principally upon the relative altitudes of the outcrops of the water-bearing beds, and of the mouth of the bore or well, and upon the character and texture of the porous beds from which the well derives its supply.

From Project Gutenberg