Vernier

What do we mean by vernier?

A small, movable auxiliary graduated scale attached parallel to a main graduated scale, calibrated to indicate fractional parts of the subdivisions of the larger scale, and used on certain precision instruments to increase accuracy in measurement. noun

An auxiliary device designed to facilitate fine adjustments or measurements on precision instruments. noun

Of, relating to, or having a vernier. adjective

A small movable scale, running parallel with the fixed scale of a sextant. theodolite, barometer, or other graduated instrument, and used for measuring a fractional part of one of the equal divisions on the graduated fixed scale or arc. noun

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 that a certain convenient number of its divisions are just equal to a certain number, either one less or one more, of the divisions of the instrument, so that parts of a division are determined by observing what line on the vernier coincides with a line on the instrument. noun

A gauge with a graduated bar and a sliding jaw bearing a vernier, used for accurate measurements. noun

A surveyor's compass with a vernier for the accurate adjustment of the zero point in accordance with magnetic variation. noun

A surveyor's transit instrument with a vernier compass. noun

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

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

A secondary system of force application for the attitude control of a spacecraft; for example a vernier thruster. noun

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

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

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

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

A secondary system of force application for the attitude control of a spacecraft; for example a vernier thruster.

Words that are spelled similarly to vernier:
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Words that rhyme with vernier:
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Consonant match to vernier:
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