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English noun: Pitot | |||
| 1. | Pitot (person) French physicist for whom the Pitot tube was named (1695-1771) | ||
| Synonyms | Henri Pitot | ||
| Instance hypernym | physicist | ||
| 2. | Pitot (artifact) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | Pitot tube | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system | ||
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