PITOT TUBE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pitot tube mean? 

• PITOT TUBE (noun)
  The noun PITOT TUBE has 2 senses:

1. 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

2. measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed

  Familiarity information: PITOT TUBE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PITOT TUBE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Pitot; Pitot tube

Hypernyms ("Pitot tube" is a kind of...):

measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Pitot-static tube; Pitot head; Pitot tube

Hypernyms ("Pitot tube" is a kind of...):

measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)