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PAUL VERNIER
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• PAUL VERNIER (noun)
The noun PAUL VERNIER has 1 sense:
1. French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637)
Familiarity information: PAUL VERNIER used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Paul Vernier; Vernier
Instance hypernyms:
mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)
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