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pitot tube

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
pitot -tube
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pressure measuring instrument used to measure fluid flow velocity, especially used to determine the airspeed of an aircraft.

Etymology

Name for Italian-born French engineer Henri Pitot who invented the device in the early 1700s.

Inflected Forms

pitot tubes (plural)

Synonyms

pitot head pitot-static tube pitot

Questions

What does pitot tube mean?
A pressure measuring instrument used to measure fluid flow velocity, especially used to determine the airspeed of an aircraft.
Where does pitot tube come from?
Name for Italian-born French engineer Henri Pitot who invented the device in the early 1700s.

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