Pi·tot tube (p  t , p-t)n. A device, essentially a tube set parallel to the direction of fluid-stream movement and attached to a manometer, used to measure the total pressure of the fluid stream. [After Henri Pitot (1695-1771), French physicist.] |
Pitot tube [ˈpiːtəʊ]
n
1. (Engineering / Aeronautics) 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. (Physics / General Physics) short for Pitot-static tube esp one fitted to an aircraft
[named after its inventor, Henri Pitot (1695-1771), French physicist]
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| Noun | 1. |  Pitot tube - measuring instrument consisting of a right-angled tube with an open end that is directed in opposition to the flow of a fluid and used to measure the velocity of fluid flowmeasuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something |
| 2. | Pitot tube - measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something |
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