vernier scale

ver·ni·er scale

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Definitions of vernier scale words

noun vernier scale Also, vernier scale. a small, movable, graduated scale running parallel to the fixed graduated scale of a sextant, theodolite, barometer, etc., and used for measuring a fractional part of one of the divisions of the fixed scale. 1
noun vernier scale Machinery. an auxiliary device for giving a piece of apparatus a higher adjustment accuracy. 1
adjective vernier scale equipped with a vernier: a vernier barometer. 1

before 1760

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1760-70; named after P. Vernier

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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