VERNIER CALIPER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A caliper with a vernier scale for very fine measurements

Synonyms:

vernier caliper; vernier micrometer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

caliper; calliper (an instrument for measuring the distance between two points (often used in the plural))

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