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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ver•ni•er (vûr′nē ər),USA pronunciation n. - Surveying, Weights and MeasuresAlso, ver′nier scale′. a small, movable, graduated scale running parallel to the fixed graduated scale of a sextant, theodolite, barometer, etc., and used for measuring a fractional part of one of the divisions of the fixed scale. See illus. under sextant.
- Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]an auxiliary device for giving a piece of apparatus a higher adjustment accuracy.
adj. - Weights and Measuresequipped with a vernier:a vernier barometer.
- named after P. Vernier 1760–70
Pierre (pyer),USA pronunciation 1580–1637, French mathematician and inventor.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: vernier /ˈvɜːnɪə/ n - a small movable scale running parallel to the main graduated scale in certain measuring instruments, such as theodolites, used to obtain a fractional reading of one of the divisions on the main scale
- (modifier) relating to or fitted with a vernier: a vernier scale, a vernier barometer
Etymology: 18th Century: named after Paul Vernier (1580–1637), French mathematician, who described the scale |