释义 |
pi·tot tube \(ˈ)pē|tō-\ noun also pitot (-s) Usage: often capitalized P Etymology: French (tube de) Pitot, after Henri Pitot died 1771 French physicist and engineer 1. : a device that consists of a tube having a short right-angled bend which is placed vertically in a moving body of fluid with the mouth of the bent part directed upstream and is used with a manometer to measure the velocity of fluid flow 2. : pitot-static tube |