English noun: Vernier | |||
1. | Vernier (person) French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637) | ||
Synonyms | Paul Vernier | ||
Instance hypernym | mathematician | ||
2. | vernier (artifact) 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 scale | ||
Broader (hypernym) | scale | ||