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VERNIER SCALE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vernier scale mean?
• VERNIER SCALE (noun)
The noun VERNIER SCALE has 1 sense:
1. a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale
Familiarity information: VERNIER SCALE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
vernier; vernier scale
Hypernyms ("vernier scale" is a kind of...):
scale (an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks)
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