pitot tube

pressure measurement instrument used to measure fluid flow velocity
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pitot tube

Summary

pitot tube ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,993 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • pitot tube is credited with the discovery of Henri Pitot[2].
  • Henri Pitot is named after pitot tube[3].
  • pitot tube's based on is recorded as Pitot theorem[4].
  • pitot tube's based on is recorded as Bernoulli's principle[5].
  • pitot tube is a type of manometer[6].
  • pitot tube is a type of aircraft component[7].
  • pitot tube's Commons category is recorded as Pitot tubes[8].
  • pitot tube's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pitot tubes[9].
  • pitot tube's Commons gallery is recorded as Pitot tube[10].
  • pitot tube's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • pitot tube's different from is recorded as piezometer[12].
  • pitot tube's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Fluid dynamics[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include manometer[6] and aircraft component[7].

Origins

Henri Pitot is named after pitot tube[3].

Why It Matters

pitot tube ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,993 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Humoyun Qodirov · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Fluid dynamics
    Aliases
    Discoverer or inventor Henri Pitot
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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