pitometern.

Brit.

/pᵻˈtɒmᵻtə/, U.S.

/pəˈtɑmədər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English pito , -meter comb. form².

Etymology: < pito, representing the French pronunciation of the name of Henri Pitot (see pitot n.²) + -meter comb. form².

Engineering and Nautical.

A flowmeter incorporating two pitot tubes, with one pressure opening facing upstream and the other downstream. Also called pitot meter.

ΚΠ

1904 Washington Post 11 Dec. 2/1 The average daily consumption of water in United States government departments and offices is as follows: By pitometer (U.S. gallons)—Capitol (during recess of Congress). 1,051,321.

1941 J. H. Perry Chem. Engineers' Handbk. (ed. 2) 838 The modified pitot tube known as a pitometer has one pressure opening facing upstream and the other facing downstream. The differential between the two openings is usually from 25 to 50 per cent more than that for a standard pitot tube.

1955 ‘C. S. Forester’ Good Shepherd ii. 25 That was the pitometer log reading.

1965 Limnol. & Oceanogr. 10 335/2 Ship's speed was obtained using a pitometer which is accurate to approximately 0.9 km/hr (0.5 knots).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pitometer
释义	pitometern. Brit. /pᵻˈtɒmᵻtə/, U.S. /pəˈtɑmədər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English pito , -meter comb. form². Etymology: < pito, representing the French pronunciation of the name of Henri Pitot (see pitot n.²) + -meter comb. form². Engineering and Nautical. A flowmeter incorporating two pitot tubes, with one pressure opening facing upstream and the other downstream. Also called pitot meter. ΚΠ 1904 Washington Post 11 Dec. 2/1 The average daily consumption of water in United States government departments and offices is as follows: By pitometer (U.S. gallons)—Capitol (during recess of Congress). 1,051,321. 1941 J. H. Perry Chem. Engineers' Handbk. (ed. 2) 838 The modified pitot tube known as a pitometer has one pressure opening facing upstream and the other facing downstream. The differential between the two openings is usually from 25 to 50 per cent more than that for a standard pitot tube. 1955 ‘C. S. Forester’ Good Shepherd ii. 25 That was the pitometer log reading. 1965 Limnol. & Oceanogr. 10 335/2 Ship's speed was obtained using a pitometer which is accurate to approximately 0.9 km/hr (0.5 knots). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1904
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