pitot tube
English
editEtymology
editName for Italian-born French engineer Henri Pitot who invented the device in the early 1700s.
Noun
editpitot tube (plural pitot tubes)
- (aviation) A pressure measuring instrument used to measure fluid flow velocity, especially used to determine the airspeed of an aircraft.
Synonyms
editTranslations
editpressure measuring instrument
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Further reading
edit- pitot tube on Wikipedia.Wikipedia