pitot
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1. 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 (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system, |
| definition | : | instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something (noun.artifact) |
2. French physicist for whom the Pitot tube was named (1695-1771) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | physicist, |
| definition | : | a scientist trained in physics (noun.person) |
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