ver·ni·er 
(vûrnē-ər)
(vûrnē-ər)n.
1. A graduated scale whose increments are fractionally smaller than those on the scale it slides along, allowing very precise readings to be taken by noting which two marks on the scales are most closely aligned. Also called vernier scale.
2. An auxiliary device designed to facilitate fine adjustments or measurements on precision instruments.
adj.
Of, relating to, or having a vernier.
[After Pierre Vernier (1580?-1637), French mathematician.]
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