"pitot tube" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pitot tubes [plural]
Etymology: Name for Italian-born French engineer Henri Pitot who invented the device in the early 1700s. Head templates: {{en-noun}} pitot tube (plural pitot tubes)
  1. (aviation) A pressure measuring instrument used to measure fluid flow velocity, especially used to determine the airspeed of an aircraft. Categories (topical): Aviation Synonyms: pitot head Translations (pressure measuring instrument): 皮托管 (Pítuōguǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), pitot-putki (Finnish), tube de Pitot [masculine] (French), приёмник возду́шного давле́ния (prijómnik vozdúšnovo davlénija) [masculine] (Russian), tubo de Pitot [masculine] (Spanish)

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