Pitot tube

[ pee-toh, pee-toh ]

noun
  1. (often lowercase) an instrument for measuring fluid velocity, consisting of a narrow tube, one end of which is open and faces upstream, the other end being connected to a manometer.

Origin of Pitot tube

1
1880–85; named after Henri Pitot (1695–1771), French physicist, who invented it

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Pitot tube

/ (ˈpiːtəʊ) /


noun
  1. a small tube placed in a fluid with its open end upstream and the other end connected to a manometer. It measures the total pressure of the fluid

  2. short for Pitot-static tube, esp one fitted to an aircraft

Origin of Pitot tube

1
C18: named after its inventor, Henri Pitot (1695–1771), French physicist

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