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HENRI PITOT
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• HENRI PITOT (noun)
The noun HENRI PITOT has 1 sense:
1. French physicist for whom the Pitot tube was named (1695-1771)
Familiarity information: HENRI PITOT used as a noun is very rare.
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)
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