Pitot tube
(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.
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How to use Pitot tube in a sentence
In this case, suspicion fell on an instrument called a Pitot tube that measures the speed at which the airplane is flying.
Will Flight Recorder Solve Air France Flight 447 Mystery? | Clive Irving | May 2, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the 20th century the Pitot tube was adapted to become the key instrument in measuring the air speed of planes.
He came up with a breakthrough idea in the field of fluid dynamics, with a device that became known as the Pitot tube.
The Pitot tube also fails to give measurable indications of very low velocities.
The Pitot tube, like the hydrodynamometer, does not require a time observation.
British Dictionary definitions for Pitot tube
/ (ˈpiːtəʊ) /
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
short for Pitot-static tube, esp one fitted to an aircraft
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