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NOUN (2)

1. French physicist for whom the Pitot tube was named (1695-1771);
[syn: Pitot, Henri Pitot]

2. 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;
[syn: Pitot tube, Pitot]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Pitot
    n 1: French physicist for whom the Pitot tube was named
         (1695-1771) [syn: Pitot, Henri Pitot]
    2: 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 [syn:
       Pitot tube, Pitot]