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单词 pitot tube
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Definition of pitot tube in English:

pitot tube

(also pitot)
nounˈpiːtəʊpēˈtō
  • 1An open-ended right-angled tube pointing in opposition to the flow of a fluid and used to measure pressure.

    1. 1.1 A device consisting of a pitot tube inside or adjacent to a parallel tube closed at the end but with holes along its length, the pressure difference between them being a measure of the relative velocity of the fluid, or the airspeed of an aircraft.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He saw a hole or gash in the nose, near the pitot tubes and AOA probes.
      • As he climbed back into his seat, the copilot's airspeed indicator began to rapidly decrease (its pitot tube had frozen).
      • Ken, a former flight instructor in B - 24s, who had volunteered for combat duty, made doubly certain the pitot covers had been removed from the pitot heads.
      • We later discovered that the right hand pitot tube was wiped right off the airplane.
      • The recovered wings all show twin pneumatic lines as well as electric lines for the heater element going out to the pitot tube.

Origin

Late 19th century: named after Henri Pitot (1695–1771), French physicist.

 
 

Definition of pitot tube in US English:

pitot tube

(also pitot)
nounpēˈtō
  • 1An open-ended right-angled tube pointing into the flow of a fluid and used to measure pressure.

    1. 1.1 A device consisting of a pitot tube inside or adjacent to a parallel tube closed at the end but with holes along its length, the pressure difference between them being a measure of the relative velocity of the fluid, or the airspeed of an aircraft.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Ken, a former flight instructor in B - 24s, who had volunteered for combat duty, made doubly certain the pitot covers had been removed from the pitot heads.
      • The recovered wings all show twin pneumatic lines as well as electric lines for the heater element going out to the pitot tube.
      • We later discovered that the right hand pitot tube was wiped right off the airplane.
      • He saw a hole or gash in the nose, near the pitot tubes and AOA probes.
      • As he climbed back into his seat, the copilot's airspeed indicator began to rapidly decrease (its pitot tube had frozen).

Origin

Late 19th century: named after Henri Pitot (1695–1771), French physicist.

 
 
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