pitot-tube anemometer
pitot-tube anemometer
[pē′tō ‚tüb ‚an·ə′mäm·əd·ər] (engineering)
A pressure-tube anemometer consisting of a pitot tube mounted on the windward end of a wind vane and a suitable manometer to measure the developed pressure, and calibrated in units of wind speed.
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