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VERNIER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

vernier; vernier scale

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("vernier" is a kind of...):

scale (an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks)

Sense 2

Meaning:

French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637)

Synonyms:

Paul Vernier; Vernier

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)

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