Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penning gauge

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: pen-ning -gauge
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of cold-cathode ionization gauge.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

Penning gauges (plural) Penning gage (alternative)

Questions

What does penning gauge mean?: A kind of cold-cathode ionization gauge.
Where does penning gauge come from?: Named after its inventor, Frans Michel Penning (1894–1953), Dutch physicist.

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