Associations to the word «Vernier»
Noun
Wiktionary
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.
Dictionary definition
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.
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