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Noun: vernier  vur-nee-u(r)
  1. A small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale
    "The scientist used the vernier scale to take accurate readings from the instrument";
    - vernier scale
Noun: Vernier
  1. French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637)
    - Pierre Vernier

Derived forms: verniers

Type of: mathematician, scale

Encyclopedia: Vernier, switzerland