Pirani

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Pirani (plural Piranis)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pirani is the 41234^th 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

Pirani (plural Piranis)

1. (physics, chemistry) A Pirani gauge.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pirani”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• rapini