PITOT

Pitot, Henri Pitot

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pitot (plural pitots)

A pitot head/pitot tube.

Source: Wiktionary



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