English Explanatory Dictionary

pitot tube

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pressure measuring instrument used to measure fluid flow velocity, especially used to determine the airspeed of an aircraft.

Word forms

pitot tube pitot tubes

Etymology

Name for Italian-born French engineer Henri Pitot who invented the device in the early 1700s.

Synonyms

pitot head
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