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VERNIER CALIPER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vernier caliper mean?
• VERNIER CALIPER (noun)
The noun VERNIER CALIPER has 1 sense:
1. a caliper with a vernier scale for very fine measurements
Familiarity information: VERNIER CALIPER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A caliper with a vernier scale for very fine measurements
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
vernier caliper; vernier micrometer
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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