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Penning gauge

Penning gauge noun: a kind of cold-cathode ionization gauge.

Noun

Penning gauge (plural Penning gauges)

  1. A kind of cold-cathode ionization gauge.

Forms of Penning gauge

pluralPenning gauges
alternative formPenning gage

Origin of Penning gauge

Named after its inventor, Frans Michel Penning (1894–1953), Dutch physicist.

Questions about Penning gauge

What does Penning gauge mean?
Penning gauge means a kind of cold-cathode ionization gauge.
What part of speech is Penning gauge?
Penning gauge is a noun.
What is the plural of Penning gauge?
The plural of Penning gauge is Penning gauges.

Words near Penning gauge in the dictionary

  1. Pennine Alps
  2. penninervation
  3. penninerved
  4. pennines
  5. penning
  6. Penning gauge
  7. Penning gauges
  8. penning in
  9. Penning trap
  10. Penning traps
  11. penning up

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