vernier
pronunciation
How to pronounce vernier in British English:
UK ['vɜ:nɪə]
How to pronounce vernier in American English:
US ['vɜnɪr]
-
- Noun:
- a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale
Word Origin
- vernier (n.)
- device for making precise measurements, 1766, from name of inventor, French mathematician Pierre Vernier (1580-1637), who described it in 1631.
Example
- 1. Vernier , dial and digital display depth callipers .
- 2. Vernier , dial and digital display height callipers .
- 3. The depth vernier gauges can be used to measure depth and step .
- 4. Methods to measure the internal diameter by vernier caliper , and observe it by morphology .
- 5. Methods : measure morphological complete ankle joints of the 53 adults with the vernier calipers , protractor and planimeter .