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PITOT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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; Pitot tube

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Pitot" is a kind of...):

measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

French physicist for whom the Pitot tube was named (1695-1771)

Synonyms:

Henri Pitot; Pitot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

physicist (a scientist trained in physics)

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