HyperDic: vernier_scale

English > 1 sense of the expression vernier scale:
NOUNartifactvernier scale, verniera small movable scale that slides along a main scale
English > vernier scale: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale.
Synonymvernier
BroaderscaleAn indicator having a graduated sequence of marks

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