Pirani gauge

noun

Pi·​ra·​ni gauge

pə̇ˈränē-

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

Word History

Etymology

after Marcello St. Pirani, born 1880 British physicist born in Germany

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