vernier
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See also: Vernier
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French vernier. From Pierre Vernier, the inventor.
Pronunciation
Noun
vernier (plural verniers)
- 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.
- (physics) A secondary system of force application for the attitude control of a spacecraft; for example a vernier thruster.
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French
Noun
vernier m (plural verniers)
References
- “vernier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
vernier n (plural verniere)
Declension
Declension of vernier
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) vernier | vernierul | (niște) verniere | vernierele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) vernier | vernierului | (unor) verniere | vernierelor |
| vocative | vernierule | vernierelor | ||