vernier

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A secondary scale with finer graduations than the primary scale of a measuring device; the vernier measures between graduations of the larger scale.
A secondary control input with finer control than the primary, or coarse, input; for example the vernier frequency tuning knob on a radio.
A secondary system of force application for the attitude control of a spacecraft; for example a vernier thruster.

name

/ˈvɚniːɹ/

vernier verniers

Borrowed from French vernier. From Pierre Vernier, the inventor.

calipers nonius

vernier caliper vernier compass vernier gage vernier gauge

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