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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)play

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

  Familiarity information: VERNIER used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


VERNIER (noun)


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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