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Pirani

Pirani proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Pirani (plural Piranis)

  1. A surname.

Noun

Pirani (plural Piranis)

  1. A Pirani gauge.

Forms of Pirani

Proper noun
pluralPiranis
Noun
pluralPiranis

Origin of Pirani

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

Words formed from Pirani

Phrases with Pirani

Questions about Pirani

What does Pirani mean?
Pirani means a surname.
What part of speech is Pirani?
Pirani can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Pirani in the dictionary

  1. piranha etches
  2. piranha solution
  3. piranha solutions
  4. piranhas
  5. piranhic
  6. Pirani
  7. Pirani gage
  8. Pirani gages
  9. Pirani gauge
  10. Pirani gauges
  11. Piranis

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