Definition of Vernier

Noun: vernier  vur-nee-u(r)

1. A small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale
   - vernier scale

1. French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637)
   - Paul Vernier

See also:
vernicles
verniers

Anagrams containing the word vernier

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