PITOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pitot mean? 

• PITOT (noun)
  The noun PITOT has 2 senses:

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

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

  Familiarity information: PITOT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PITOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Henri Pitot; Pitot

Instance hypernyms:

physicist (a scientist trained in physics)

Sense 2

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Pitot; Pitot tube

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)