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Vernier   /vˈərniər/   Listen
Vernier

noun
1.
French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637).  Synonym: Paul Vernier.
2.
A small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale.  Synonym: vernier scale.



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"Vernier" Quotes from Famous Books



... your gun." He took her gun and pointed to a vernier control set into the side of the weapon. "This is the intensity control; it's on low." He turned it ...
— The Happy Man • Gerald Wilburn Page


Words linked to "Vernier" :   mathematician, Paul Vernier, scale, vernier caliper, vernier scale


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