vernier
English Thesaurus
1. a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | scale, |
definition | : | an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks (noun.artifact) |
2. French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637) (noun.person)
instance hypernym | : | mathematician, |
definition | : | a person skilled in mathematics (noun.person) |
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