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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
vernier \ver"nier\, n. so named after the inventor, pierre
vernier.
a short scale made to slide along the divisions of a
graduated instrument, as the limb of a sextant, or the scale
of a barometer, for indicating parts of divisions. it is so
graduated that a certain convenient number of its divisions
are just equal to a certain number, either one less or one
more, of the divisions of the instrument, so that parts of a
division are determined by observing what line on the vernier
coincides with a line on the instrument.
1913 webster
vernier calipers, vernier gauge, a gauge with a graduated
bar and a sliding jaw bearing a vernier, used for accurate
measurements.
vernier compass, a surveyor's compass with a vernier for
the accurate adjustment of the zero point in accordance
with magnetic variation.
vernier transit, a surveyor's transit instrument with a
vernier compass.
1913 webster
see also:
vernier calipers vernier gauge vernier compass vernier transit
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
vernier
n 1: a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the
small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional
divisions of the main scale syn: vernier scale
2: french mathematician who described the vernier scale
1580-1637 syn: paul vernier
see also:
vernier scale paul vernier
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