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Word | Vernier |
a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale / a small movable scale that slides along a main scale / A short scale made to slide along the divisions of a graduated instrument, as the limb of a sextant, or the scale of a barometer, for indicating parts of divisions. It is so graduated that a certain convenient number of its divisions are just equal to a certain number, either one less or one more, of the divisions of the instrument, so that parts of a division are determined by observing what line on the vernier coincides with a line on the instrument. / a small movable graduated scale for obtaining fractional parts of subdivisions on a fixed main scale of a barometer, sextant, or other measuring instrument., | |
Usage | ⇒ Root diameters at these positions along the roots were then measured using a vernier microscope. |
Synonyms | compass, gauge, micrometer, scale, Paul Vernier, calipers, dial, level, line, log, missile, protractor, rocket, rod, rule, ruler, sextant, square, straightedge, transit, |
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