Associations to the word «Vernier»

VERNIER, noun. A secondary scale with finer graduations than the primary scale of a measuring device; the vernier measures between graduations of the larger scale.

VERNIER, noun. A secondary control input with finer control than the primary, or coarse, input; for example the vernier frequency tuning knob on a radio.

VERNIER, noun. (physics) A secondary system of force application for the attitude control of a spacecraft; for example a vernier thruster.

VERNIER CALIPER, noun. A type of sliding calipers for measuring the external or internal dimensions of objects, using the vernier scale for improved precision.

VERNIER, noun. French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637).

VERNIER, noun. A small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale.