piton
— Noun
– English
～ a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold
Pitot
— Noun
– English
～ 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
pitot
— Noun
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～ French physicist for whom the Pitot tube was named (1695-1771)
Pitot head
— Noun
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～ measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed
pitprop
— Noun
– English
～ a wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine
Pitressin
— Noun
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～ hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
pitsaw
— Noun
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～ a large two-handed saw formerly used to cut logs into planks; one man stood above the log and the other in a pit below
Pitt
— Noun
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～ English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806)
Pitt
— Noun
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～ English statesman who brought the Seven Years' War to an end (1708-1778)
pitt
— Noun
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～ a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855)
pitta
— Noun
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～ any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills
pittance
— Noun
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～ an inadequate payment; "they work all day for a mere pittance"
pitted
— Adjective
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～ pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)
pitter-patter
— Noun
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～ a series of rapid tapping sounds; "she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house"
pitter-patter
— Verb
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～ make light, rapid and repeated sounds; "gently pattering rain"
pitter-patter
— Verb
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～ rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
pitter-patter
— Adverb
– English
～ describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went pit-a-pat"
pitter-patter
— Adverb
– English
～ as of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the hall"