pitot : Idioms & Phrases
henri pitot
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noun French physicist for whom the Pitot tube was named (1695-1771)
Pitot.
WordNet
pitot head
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noun measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed
Pitot head; Pitot tube.
WordNet
pitot tube
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noun 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 flow
Pitot.
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noun measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed
Pitot head; Pitot tube.
WordNet
pitot's tube
Pi*tot's" tube`
Definitions
(Hydraul.) A bent tube used to determine the velocity of running water, by placing the curved end under water, and observing the height to which the fluid rises in the tube; a kind of current meter.
Webster 1913
pitot-static tube
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noun measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed
Pitot head; Pitot tube.
