Etymology

Pirani

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Today it means: A Pirani gauge. Full definition →

Italian Pirani ← Persian پیرانی
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  1. Persian · borrowed fromپیرانی
  2. Italian · borrowed fromPirani
  3. English todayPirani

Borrowed from either Italian Pirani or Persian پیرانی; the gauge is named after Marcello Stefano Pirani, a German physicist (1880–1968).

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