| NOUN | person | Pitot, Henri Pitot | French physicist for whom the Pitot tube was named (1695-1771) |
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| artifact | Pitot, Pitot tube | 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 |
| Meaning | French physicist for whom the Pitot tube was named (1695-1771). | |
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| Synonym | Henri Pitot | |
| Instance of | physicist | A scientist trained in physics |
| Spanish | Henri Pitot, Pitot | |
| Catalan | Henri Pitot | |
| 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. | |
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| Synonym | Pitot tube | |
| Broader | measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device | instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something |
| Spanish | tubo de Pitot | |
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