| 单词 | vernier |
| 释义 | vernier /verr"nee euhr/, n. 1. Also, vernier 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. 2. Mach. an auxiliary device for giving a piece of apparatus a higher adjustment accuracy. adj. 3. equipped with a vernier: a vernier barometer. [1760-70; named after P. VERNIER] |
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