- A
vernier scale,
named after Pierre Vernier, is a
visual aid to take an
accurate measurement reading between two
graduation markings on a
linear scale...
- Look up
vernier in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Vernier may
refer to:
Vernier,
Switzerland Vernier (surname)
Pierre Vernier,
French mathematician...
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scissors or gl****es. Colloquially, the
phrase "pair of
verniers" or just "
vernier"
might refer to a
vernier caliper. In
loose colloquial usage,
these phrases...
- A
vernier thruster is a
rocket engine used on a
spacecraft or
launch vehicle for fine
adjustments to the
attitude or velocity.
Depending on the design...
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mechanical trades,
along with
other metrological instruments such as dial,
vernier, and
digital calipers.
Micrometers are usually, but not always, in the...
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Pierre Vernier (19
August 1580 at Ornans, Franche-Comté (at that time
ruled by the
Spanish Habsburgs, now part of France) – 14
September 1637, same location)...
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Vernier (French pronunciation: [vɛʁnje]) is a muni****lity in the
Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It is
divided into
different sections:
Vernier Village...
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Vernier is a
French surname.
Notable people with the
surname include: Émile
Louis Vernier (1829–1887),
French painter Marie Vernier (fl. 1590–1627), French...
- A
vernier throttle is a
throttle often used in aircraft.[citation needed] It uses a
cable and a ****
mechanism to
provide the
operator precise control...
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Vernier acuity (from the term "
vernier scale",
named after astronomer Pierre Vernier) is a type of
visual acuity – more
precisely of
hyperacuity – that...
