Vernier
noun
1.
Also, vernier scale. a small, movable, graduated scale running parallel to the fixed graduated scale of a sextant, theodolite, barometer, etc., and used for measuring a fractional part of one of the divisions of the fixed scale.
2.
Machinery. an auxiliary device for giving a piece of apparatus a higher adjustment accuracy.
adjective
3.
equipped with a vernier:
a vernier barometer.
noun
1.
Pierre
[pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1580–1637, French mathematician and inventor.
noun
1.
a small movable scale running parallel to the main graduated scale in certain measuring instruments, such as theodolites, used to obtain a fractional reading of one of the divisions on the main scale
2.
an auxiliary device for making a fine adjustment to an instrument, usually by means of a fine screw thread
3.
(modifier) relating to or fitted with a vernier: a vernier scale, a vernier barometer
Vernier
(věr-nyā’)
French mathematician and maker of scientific instruments, known especially for his invention of an auxiliary scale (named after him) used for obtaining a highly precise reading of a subdivision of an ordinary scale.
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