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vernier

/'vɜrniər/

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noun
a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale
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vernier scale

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French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637)
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paul vernier

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vernier French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637)
vernier caliper a caliper with a vernier scale for very fine measurements
vernier micrometer a caliper with a vernier scale for very fine measurements
paul vernier French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637)