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Pitot

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Noun1.Pitot - French physicist for whom the Pitot tube was named (1695-1771)
Henri Pitot
2.Pitot - 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 flowPitot - 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
Pitot tube
measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
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