PIRANI GAUGE


Meaning of PIRANI GAUGE in English

pə̇ˈränē- noun

Usage: usually capitalized P

Etymology: after Marcello St. Pirani b 1880 British physicist born in Germany

: a hot-wire manometer in which the cooling effect on the filament is deduced from its lowered resistance

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