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VERNIER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Vernier mean?
• VERNIER (noun)
The noun VERNIER has 2 senses:
1. French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637)
2. a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale
Familiarity information: VERNIER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
vernier; vernier scale
Hypernyms ("vernier" is a kind of...):
scale (an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks)
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