pitot

Noun pitot has 2 senses

• pitot(n = noun.person) henri pitot - French physicist for whom the Pitot tube was named (1695-1771);
is a kind of physicist

• pitot(n = noun.artifact) 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;
is a kind of measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system