Pirani
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from either Italian Pirani or Persian پیرانی; the gauge is named after Marcello Stefano Pirani, a German physicist (1880–1968).
Proper noun[edit]
Pirani (plural Piranis)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Pirani is the 41234th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 528 individuals. Pirani is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (54.92%) and White (40.53%) individuals.
Noun[edit]
Pirani (plural Piranis)
- (physics, chemistry) A Pirani gauge.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pirani”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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