Definition of Pirani gauge
:a hot-wire manometer in which the cooling effect on the filament is deduced from its lowered resistance
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Pi·ra·ni gauge
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pə̇ˈränē-
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Origin and Etymology of pirani gauge
after Marcello St. Pirani, born 1880 British physicist born in Germany
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