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Pitot tube

Pi·tot tube (plural Pi·tot tubes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. device for measuring fluid velocity: an instrument placed in a moving fluid and used along with a manometer to measure fluid velocity

2. physics 
Same as  Pitot-static tube


[Late 19th century. After Henri Pitot (1695-1771), French physicist]
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