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