- vernier ver·ni·er n
- ['vɜːnɪə(r)]
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vernier ver·ni·er n
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Vernier — Ver ni*er, n. [So named after the inventor, Pierre Vernier.] A short scale made to slide along the divisions of a graduated instrument, as the limb of a sextant, or the scale of a barometer, for indicating parts of divisions. It is so graduated… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vernier calipers — Vernier Ver ni*er, n. [So named after the inventor, Pierre Vernier.] A short scale made to slide along the divisions of a graduated instrument, as the limb of a sextant, or the scale of a barometer, for indicating parts of divisions. It is so… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vernier compass — Vernier Ver ni*er, n. [So named after the inventor, Pierre Vernier.] A short scale made to slide along the divisions of a graduated instrument, as the limb of a sextant, or the scale of a barometer, for indicating parts of divisions. It is so… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vernier gauge — Vernier Ver ni*er, n. [So named after the inventor, Pierre Vernier.] A short scale made to slide along the divisions of a graduated instrument, as the limb of a sextant, or the scale of a barometer, for indicating parts of divisions. It is so… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vernier transit — Vernier Ver ni*er, n. [So named after the inventor, Pierre Vernier.] A short scale made to slide along the divisions of a graduated instrument, as the limb of a sextant, or the scale of a barometer, for indicating parts of divisions. It is so… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ver|ni|er — «VUR nee uhr, nihr», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a small movable scale for measuring a fractional part of one of the divisions of the fixed scale of astronomical, surveying, or other mathematical instruments to which it is attached; vernier scale. 2 … Useful english dictionary
vernier — ver•ni•er [[t]ˈvɜr ni ər[/t]] n. 1) sur wam Also, ver′nier scale . a small, movable, graduated scale running parallel to the fixed graduated scale of a sextant, theodolite, etc., and used for measuring a fractional part of one of the divisions of … From formal English to slang
vernier caliper — ver′nier cal iper n. mac wam a caliper formed of two pieces sliding across one another, one having a graduated scale and the other a vernier. Also called ver′nier microm eter • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
vernier acuity — ver·ni·er acuity vər nē ər n the aspect of visual acuity that involves the ability to detect the alignment or lack of alignment of the two parts of a broken line (as in reading a vernier scale) compare GRATING ACUITY, HYPERACUITY, STEREOACUITY *… … Medical dictionary
vernier — (vèr nié) s. m. Instrument employé pour évaluer les fractions des divisions d une échelle graduée ; c est un limbe ou une réglette mobile, sur laquelle une longueur, égale à un certain nombre des divisions de l échelle donnée, a été subdivisée en … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
vernier — ver|ni|er Mot Agut Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català
