ALL meanings of vernier scale
ver·ni·er scale
V v - 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