vernier

1. 1.

   French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637)

   SynonymsPaul Vernier

   Broadermathematician
2. 2.

   a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale

   Synonymsvernier scale

   Broaderscale

Other forms of vernier

plural

verniers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about vernier

What does vernier mean?

vernier means "French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in vernier?

vernier has 3 syllables: ver-ni-er. The stress falls on "ver". In IPA it is /ˈvɝniɚ/.

What is another word for vernier?

Close synonyms include Paul Vernier, vernier scale. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is vernier a common word?

vernier is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.