# pitot tube

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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