Vernier (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. 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. an auxiliary device for giving a piece of apparatus a higher adjustment accuracy.
adjective
  1. equipped with a vernier: a vernier barometer.
noun
  1. 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. relating to or fitted with a vernier
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