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Static pressure

Static pressure

Static pressure is the pressure that a fluid exerts on the surroundings while the fluid is stationary.

Although the definition is the same as pressure, the term ‘static pressure’ is used in Bernoulli's theory, in order to distinguish it from dynamic pressure.