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Pitot
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noun
French physicist for whom the Pitot tube was named (1695-1771)
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noun
(= Pitot tube)
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
static
Adjective
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If something is static, it does not change.
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If something is static, it does not move.
tube
Noun
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A tube is a long object with a hole from one end to the other. The ends may be closed or open.
The high pressure forces the water through the tube.
Toothpaste comes in a tube.
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The Tube is the underground train system in London, England.
tube
Verb
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If you tube, you float on an inner tube.
We went white-water tubing on the Yukon River.