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ni 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. See illus. under sextant.
2.
Machinery. an auxiliary device for giving a piece of apparatus a higher adjustment accuracy.
adjective
3.
equipped with a vernier: a vernier barometer.
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| —n | |
| 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 |
| [C18: named after Paul Vernier (1580--1637), French mathematician, who described the scale] | |
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Word Origin & History
vernier
1766, device for making precise measurements, from name of inventor, Fr. mathematician Paul Vernier (1580-1637), who described it in a tract published 1631.
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Vernier  (věr-nyā') Pronunciation Key
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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