| NOUN | person | Vernier, Paul Vernier | French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637) |
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| artifact | vernier, vernier scale | a small movable scale that slides along a main scale |
| Sounds | ver'niyer | |
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| Rhymes | anterior ... worrier: 48 rhymes with iyer... | |
| Meaning | French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637). | |
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| Synonym | Paul Vernier | |
| Instance of | mathematician | A person skilled in mathematics |
| Meaning | A small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale. | |
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| Synonym | vernier scale | |
| Broader | scale | An indicator having a graduated sequence of marks |
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