pitot tube

Questions about pitot tube

What does pitot tube mean?

pitot tube means "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". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for pitot tube?

Close synonyms include Pitot, Pitot-static tube, Pitot head. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pitot tube a common word?

pitot tube is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.